Thanks for all the input/help on figuring out my connector issue. Thanks to Ironman's part numbers I was able to find one at an old IH dealership.
The reason I needed that part is because I am converting from the original style 147 tubing to the later 149 style. It has less connectors and in my thinking would be less likely to leak. However it is pretty clear to me now that my very bad hydro leak is not from the suction tube or the hydro/rearend gasket but is higher up near the top. Thinking that it was the hydro/rearend leaking, I bought a supposedly new gasket but it did not have the cloth backing like the one in Gerry (Kendall) Ide's write up. So I bought another one from a different source and it doesn't have the cloth backing either. Did they switch back to a composite cork gasket without the cloth? Is it advisable to use that type or should I make one from gasket material?
I want to leak test it before I put the rear end back in the frame. Has anyone ever spun the hydro with a drill? I tried and the drill would turn it, but I wasn't sure what to do with the hydro controls.
I also have my sons pinewood derby race next Saturday and that will slow the cubs progress this week.
Let me know your thoughts about the gasket and leak testing, thanks.
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