Replace Old-Style Inlet water pipe
Recently noticed my old style compression fitting rigid inlet water pipe to the water inlet manifold is loose and leaking at the manifold end. Is there any reason why I shouldn't just replace this tube and threaded fittings with barbed fittings and 1/2 inch hose instead? It looks like it is very tight space behind the distributor to get a wrench to possibly tighten this fitting, so I'm thinking it would be easier to just break off the pipe and remove the remaining fittings with a deep socket and extension. The replacement SS hose clamp may also be easier to tighten and maintain in the future. My only concern is finding proper sized fittings and the possibility that the original fitting may be seized in the manifold and cause damage upon removal. Anyone out there made this similar modification?
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