Fittings

A sealable fuel inlet fitting for connecting a fuel line to a carburetor having an open cavity with a generally cylindrical wall and a bottom wall, said fitting comprising a body having a portion for engaging said carburetor adjacent to said cavity, said body having a reduced threaded portion connected to said carburetor engaging portion by a chamfered frusto-conical surface, said reduced portion and said chamfered surface extending into said cavity, a cone nut threadedly engaging said reduced portion of said body, said cone nut having a chamfered frusto-conical surface in spaced facing relationship with said chambered surface of said body, a resilient generally tubular seal member having an outer wall with a diameter less than the diameter of the cylindrical wall of said cavity and an inner wall with a diameter greater than said reduced portion of said body, said seal member extending between said chamfered surfaces of said body and said cone nut, and said body having a bore extending axially therethrough, whereby said cone nut is rotated to squeeze said seal member and force the opposite ends outwardly to provide a snug fit with the cylindrical wall of said cavity after which said fitting is inserted into said cavity and said body is rotated to squeeze said seal member into sealing engagement with the cylindrical wall of said cavity, said body includes a counterbore extending inwardly through said reduced portion, and fuel filter means slidably mounted in said counterbore.