paulga
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- Marine Trader Sundeck 40'
Absolutely. You need to develop a sense of how the fitting is seating in the threads. It should get progressively harder to turn, and you develop a sense of how much pressure to exert on the wrench. When you feel it turn without a gain in pressure, you’re slipping the threads and compromising the connection. Just like tightening a bolt till the head pops off.
There’s more latitude putting brass into steel than when doing brass to aluminum. Aluminum is very soft and requires a softer touch. Use the tape, then sealant approach and you’ll be fine. Be absolutely certain you leave the end threads bare so you don’t get debris in the fuel system.
Also, use care with the fittings you linked. Those type are free to swivel after installation and depend on an o ring to seal. Those are more prone to failure. I wouldn’t choose those for my fuel system.
ok, i didn't notice the swivel feature of the barb
need to look further