That's exactly my point w8we! We all (well, lots of us anyway) put that little piece of tubing on the needle to keep air from being sucked in around the threads. That's why I think the remote needle should be hooked up so that the threads are under pressure, not suction. On the other hand, doing it my way might result in fuel leaking out around the needle threads. Maybe I just need to try it both ways and see what happens.