<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jon Burchmore:
The nipple is short because I managed to split it right down the middle on the first try.
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I cut mine off flush with the cover, then split it down the middle anyway... All the way to the gasket surface! Live and learn, I welded it closed and smoothed it over. Got to be careful with pipe thread and brittle aluminum.