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• Anyone cut and re-use the banjo fittings on their diesel?
  • I have done it before...
  • Yes, two ways to go, have done both
    • Use fuel/heat rated hose
  • Also the copper gaskets on the banjo.
    • Thanks for all this. How did you cut the fitting clamp off?
      • I have used a bench grinder to..
        • Did you mean angle grinder?
          • Nope. Just bring the hose to the bench grinder and cut away the sheath...carefully!
            • I'll try that.
      • Actually I didn't the leak was at the gasket.
    • On copper, you can just heat.
      • I sort of thought so too.
        • In my stumbling around I went to a hydraulics shop.
      • Thanks. My son told me that, too.
  • 48 dollars for 6 copper washers!