Dunno, but braided fuel hose from that fitting to the twin carbs is 'off the
shelf' in the UK.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Colen" <lrcar@red4est.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 5:43 AM
Subject: Fuel line fitting thread
> My '69 BGT has a threaded fitting on the end of the steel fuel
> line. On general principle, Onto this is attached a fitting with about
> 3 inches of (1/4"?) braided line. I'd like to replace it with
> something that is known to be less than 30 years old. Since I can't
> feasibly remove the steel line from the car, I removed the oddment and
> brought it to the hardware store, and the parts store. I can find
> pieces that fit onto the (female threaded) oddment, and based on
> those, get an adapter that is female threaded on one end and a
> "nipple" on the other.
>
> The problem is that the oddment will fit both onto these 5/16" flare
> threads and the fuel line, but the 5/16" female flare threads don't
> thread onto the fuel line.
>
> What is the thread of the fuel line?
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