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deuce_roadster · 05-21-2019, 11:22 PM

The end of the tubing needs to protrude past the end of the Ford nut. Off the car the tubing should push through the nut. You may have already forced it down so that the tubing can't get through. If so, maybe use a taper to slightly force it open so the tube can go past the end. Test the tubing without the nut and see if it goes into the manifold past where the opening necks down. There could be a broken piece of old tubing already in there preventing proper positioning of the new tubing. Or maybe the new tubing is larger then it should be. You should feel the tubing go into the manifold hole that is tight enough it will stay there and not fall over. Inspect the hole with a bright light.

05-21-2019, 11:22 PM	#4
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,800	Re: 1933 manifold wiper fitting problem The end of the tubing needs to protrude past the end of the Ford nut. Off the car the tubing should push through the nut. You may have already forced it down so that the tubing can't get through. If so, maybe use a taper to slightly force it open so the tube can go past the end. Test the tubing without the nut and see if it goes into the manifold past where the opening necks down. There could be a broken piece of old tubing already in there preventing proper positioning of the new tubing. Or maybe the new tubing is larger then it should be. You should feel the tubing go into the manifold hole that is tight enough it will stay there and not fall over. Inspect the hole with a bright light.