There are a couple of tricks to this.
#1) Use galvanized or steel 1/8" pipe for the nipples. Keep then about 2"
long. (brass is much more fragile)
#2) Use a 45 degree angle to get that clearance you need.
#3) A few trips into the brass fitting with the threads will knock down
the sharp edges and it will screw into the block with a better fit.
#4) Standard grease gun hoses are rated at 3000 psi, the $3.99 hoses I've
been getting are.

Stan Wilder

On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 20:03:01 -0500 David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
writes:
> On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Ben McCafferty wrote:
>
> > Check out Bill Davidson's article on this at vanagon.com.  I used
> his
> > procedure with two exceptions:  make the hose 5" long, and notch
> the tin
> > instead of putting a hole in it--that way you can remove the tin
> without
> > removing the hose or sender.  You can have your own hose made for
> about 8-10
> > bucks, and it is a much better fit than the VDO version--far from
> exhaust,
> > etc.

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