Re: Sea King fuel fittings

[guzzi-john]

AARGHHH!!! Once again bitten by mail order/Chinese(maybe)parts/part number cross. I ordered the Sierra version of the recommended quick coupler and got something like what was pictured in ad. first the barb is a 3/8 not a 1/4 or 5/16 shown. Next the knurling is different but that’s not a problem. They hook together(sort of)-no air flow though until I poked a skinny wire in the male end hmmmm? Thirdly the spring loaded sleeve doesn’t lock completely as the hex shoulder of the male 1/2 hits the female b4 the balls drop into the groove-poor dimensioning? And you can pull it apart due to partial locking. The flow issue is possibly due to the pair not seating all the way(perhaps 1-2mm but also the spring on the male’s ball check is weaker than the spring of the female’s center pin. I’m going to machine off a bit of the male hex in order for things to lock properly and if it still doesn’t flow I’ll try small tube extension on the pin. I hate sending parts back and haven’t gotten a reply from the vendor after sending message of issue. Anyone else ever dealt w Harvard Marine in N.Y.?