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Re: 1974 Midget Fuel Hoses

To: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
Subject: Re: 1974 Midget Fuel Hoses
From: kwwill@uniserve.com
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 04:39:09 -0800
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
References: <3.0.1.32.19981107132645.007c0270@carroll.com>
Reply-to: kwwill@uniserve.com
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Philip, I checked my '73 and the '74 midget parts car and they are the same as
yours.  VB doesn't list the one you need nor does Moss...make an offer for the
one on my parts car...

Ken Will
73 midget GAN5UD125696G
74 parts car GAN5UE142711G
http://mypage.goplay.com/midget4play/

Philip Hubbard wrote:

> Hey Spridgeteers!
>
> I got a bit of a small frustration on Friday.  As you know, I have fumes in
> the boot which find their way quickly into the cockpit and have already
> reduced my surprisingly low IQ further.  :)  I thought it might be wise to
> replace hoses before I tackle the tank as it may not need immediate
> changing and I could save the money for a few months.  So, I ordered a fuel
> hose (filler to tank).  It even arrived in time to work on this weekend,
> but...
>
> It's short!  Currently, my fuel filler (the metal part extending from the
> gas cap) is only about 3-4" long.  Then I have a flexible hose which seems
> to have a woven cloth like outer coverning that snakes around and then goes
> to the tank.  It's long...about a foot and a half or so.  The hose I
> received today is only about 3" long and the combination of it and my fuel
> filler extension is in no way going to reach the tank.
>
> I don't know exactly what is the issue here.  Did I get an incorrect part
> in the mail?  Is my fuel filler extension too short?  What's the deal with
> my long snaking fuel hose I've currently got on the car?  It almost seems a
> bad design.  Why snake around?  Why not go straight to the tank?  Or is
> there some safety feature with allowing venting of the tank, etc.?
>
> Any help is, as always, greatly appreciated.
>
> Also, Motorhead sent me a "braking switch" with two leads coming off it.
> Looks more like a reversing switch to me.  Shouldn't the braking switch
> just have two spade terminals coming off the switch?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> Philip
> 1974 Damask Midget - Arioch, Lord of Chaos


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