1/4" return on sending unit

Good idea! What kind of sealing washers did you use?
I used the fiber washers that came with the lamp repair kit.
A light coat of brush on type aviation Form a Gasket on both sides of both washers and it worked perfectly with not even so much as a damp spot around it after about a year of running.
FYI, I bought a regulator but didn't use it.
I put a pressure gauge on the supply side at the carb and added a restrictor in the return to give me 5.5-6lbs and then took the gauge back off and reconnected the line. (no gauge, no regulator and exactly the pressure needed)
Still have the brand new Holley regulator sitting here.
Just put the nuts on the tube before you solder the copper on as taking the nut back off before installation will help clean up the threads if they got any little bit of solder or flux on them at the ends.:D
Most any hardware store has these lamp repair kits.

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