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The threads add a little extra strength but they really help with getting the fittings in straight. Trying to thread in the fittings and keep them straight without tapping the tanks before hand is a PITA experience.SGTFury said:Weapon, question about the 77 bonni mod - is it necessary to tap the holes once you take out the factory tubes? I don't have a tap, and it appears Home-Depot only carries that part online, so it looks like a pita to get one. Can I just use the torch and solder the barbs directly in without the threads?
Delirious said:I had to special order a fedco 2-342, and before i read this thread i went to pick it up and it ended up haveing the oval holes for the tubes .
How hard is it to mod these, if at all possible?
Weapon? do u sell pre moded 2-342's?
If you get a 342 with oval holes (and a lot of them have oval punched-in tubes) the best/easiest way to mod them is to cut the tubing about an inch and a half or so out from the tanks and then solder on 1/2" pipe x 3/8 NPT threaded female adapters. 1/2" x 3/8" NPT barbs will thread into those adapters with no probs and you can use teflon tape if you want to be able to remove the barbs or you can solder the barbs into the copper adapters.
SGTFury said:Yeah, I had no idea how hard it would be to find a 3/8-18 NPT tap. NO ONE has the thing, I went all over town, plumbing, hardware and auto-parts stores. Finally, just ordered the one off the Home Depot site. Oh well, I'll have it mid-next week.
that's odd -- did you check with plumbing supply stores or auto stores like Napa? Last time I looked, I found four or five places that had them locally.