This doesn't have any Bricklin, Morgan, or British car content. But
I know that several of you on the various list have domestics also.
I have an 89 Voyager Minivan with fuel injection. Chrysler for some
reason, didn't see fit to put a schrader valve in the fuel system to
check fuel pressure. So I decided to do it myself. After spending a
lot of time at various hardware stores trying to find just a schrader
valve, I got smart. Went to a Ford dealer and bought the one that they
have in their fuel rail. Now the problem is trying to put this thing
in my fuel system.
I'd like to make a universal sort of thing, instead of having to remove
and drill and tap my fuel rail. So I just spent several hours running
around to all the local hardware stores looking for parts to make this
adapter from. Found most of what I think will work. But thought I'd
ask the collective if what I plan on doing is correct.
The supply fuel line is 5/16" id. So I went looking of some brass 5/16"
barbs. Found some 5/16" barbs to 1/8" male pipe fittings, and then found
a brass "T" with 3 - 1/8" female fittings. The schrader valve appears to
have a 5/16" x 24tpi thread on it. (Which I know I will NOT find in the
brass fittings.) So I went looking for a 1/8" pipe plug to put if the
last outlet of the "T". I figure I could drill and tap it for the
schrader valve.
So I guess my questions are:
1. Does this seem logical? - With the universal adapter, I can move it from
Chrysler to Chrysler when I have to work on them.
2. Will the pipe thread seal for use with fuel? I plan on putting some
Loctite on the threads.
I'd like to leave this adapter in place on my Van, and only move it when I
have to work on another Chrysler. However, if the pipe thread is NOT
recommended for fuel, then I could use it simply when checking fuel pressure.
Any comments would be appreciated. If anyone has done this before, I'd
be interested in hearing what you did.
TIA
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
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