This is EXACTLY what I am going to need to do.
The evap core will get an NPS flare nut on it...
Then I found a BPSS female to NPT male AND
a NPT female to NPS flare male. Whew need to cool off....all that sex talk!!!
At the same time need to look more closely at the connection on the AC side. I think that ALSO is likely a damned compression fitting also, and after a few hundred heating and cooling cycles could simply cut right thru that connection as well. If it is a proper nut I will be pleasantly surprised!
Thanks for the offer! I do have a 6" South Bend but it is in bits in my new shop waiting for a bench, power, and reassembly!
In the mean time a have a small lathe that will do the trick for doing exactly what you suggest, although I may solder it.....
Did the same on a PS fitting on a 67 390 Fairlane. Hoses were unobtanium and priced to the moon. Did find an old NOS hose that was mismarked and had the wrong something or other to work for me (probably a 66 hose) but did take two adapters and made one!
I was hoping that a BPSS flare fitting could be located.....but found absolutely nothing on the internet!!!! That would have been too easy.
Would have fed the info back to the vender!
If the vendor does nothing but put a proper flare nut (NPS) on this fitting, we could still properly substitute new US made valves that have the same sort of design.....threaded flare connection and hose..... Whether the rotational control would be retained....different issue.
At the worst, ya cross thread the hell out of the nut and it would hold.....ugh!
Would have fed the info back to the vender!
We'll see how this job works....may not want to get into the adapter business........! Not $$ heavy!
Bad news is that I can't do this job in the car.....
Right now I'm just resting my back after putzing it up real good just putting the box back in the car.......need to work back up to bustin' the evap box back out of the car!!! May be tomorrow.......then take the whole thing apart again.
....find a removable steering wheel fitting could help too!
Stupid $2 part derails a $1000+ job.....
My "lathe" for this job! It's not the size, it's how ya use it!!!
Ciao!
Steve
