Rob - the only connection to leaking parts is ONE vendor as I understand these threads. I find it hard to believe all the Alfa guys who are using quality parts like ATE or Centerline (also used by the Ferrari crowd) are having this issue. I spoke with 2 alfa vendors and they kind of laughed at me when I brought this up. And worse than all this, multiple Pantera vendors buy from each other. So the problem to me is the manufacturing source IF you buy from any Pantera vendor (and let's face it, there are only 2 at this point). For $50 bucks, I would buy an alfa unit and try it.
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