Suprised that accumulator is -6AN, here's a pic...could it be? [914/6] Options

[DougC]

I ordered some parts from Summit for connecting my (hard) fuel lines to flex hose the other day. I assumed that I'd have to find stock Porsche fittings to connect the new fuel lines to the stock fuel accumulator/filter that's required for my 2.7L CIS engine. Just for the heck of it I tried one of the -6AN fitting that Summit sent me and (to my surprise) it seemed to fit the threads on the accumulator and the filter. Could that be right, Porsche using AN thread sizes for stock fittings?

One potential problem however is that the accumulator/filter fittings aren't tapered or flared for the AN fittings so what will I need to buy to get the -6 stuff to work? Maybe some kind of coupler or something? I assume it would leak without a flare on both pieces.

Here's a picture.

Doug C

[ArtechnikA]

QUOTE (DougC @ Jun 30 2005, 05:30 PM)

...the part number that you posted in the other thread (991955ERL), is that large-cross-section "o" ring and powersteering adapter or just the "o" ring?

that is *just* the adapter.

i was a little (but not horribly) surprised that it did not come with an O-ring.

i can't give you exact dimensions because the car in question is 2000 mi away... so - for instance - i don't know the exact dimension of the ID of the fitting -- but we know that it can't be smaller than the major diameter of the fitting onto which it screws...

i just went to a store with a really good selection of O-rings and got the fattest one i could find that fit into the female portion of the adapter...