Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:13:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [198.107.46.33] (HELO ultra2.edt.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.3) with ESMTP id 2580017 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:10:24 -0400 Received: from COLORADO (colorado [198.107.47.55]) by ultra2.edt.com (8.11.6+Sun/8.11.6) with SMTP id h8FFAMT19899 for ; Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:10:22 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <000b01c37b9b$794c3290$372f6bc6@COLORADO> From: "David Lowry" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Washers for AN fittings X-Original-Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:10:17 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 I have purchased large aluminum washers, unfortunately I don't remember where. You could also build up a flox pad, use a steel washer to make a release. Dave > What is the right washer to use with aluminum bulkhead fittings (such as > AN832-8D)? There are a couple of places where the nut bottoms out > because the rib or bulkhead is too thin. The catalogs don't have > aluminum washers in that size, and I assume steel is a no-no (due to > galvanic action). >