Biff,
The reason that the arrow shaped fitting is "all messed up" is because I
don't think your going to be able to find another one. The last DPO
messed it up removing the tank and tried to save it. Moss and VB sell
the sleeve type compression fitting for this application. I can't
attest to how well this works. When I made a new fuel line for my
Bugeye restoration, I cut off my fitting and carefully drilled out the
old tubing and rebrazed it on the new line. You might try checking
around for someone who has an old fuel line to cut off this fitting for
you. Maybe the Moss-VB compression fitting works. Any other listers
run into this problem?
Mike-60 Sprite
Biff Jones wrote:
> Mike,
>
> Thanks. I wasn't sure how it all went together and the arrow
> shaped piece is all messed up. I'll have to get a new one as the
> old one isn't worth trying to save. It looks like it has already
> been saved and reused once before by all the file marks and
> sloppy brazing which was also filed to make it fit.
>
> Biff, AN5, 'Kermit' & HAN6, 'Ole Gray'
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
> To: Biff Jones <biffjones@erols.com>
> Cc: spidgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 1:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Gas tank question
>
> >Biff,
> >What you are repairing now is correct. You should have an arrow
> shaped
> >fitting brazed or sweat soldered to the end of your fuel line
> and a
> >threaded collar to push it into the threaded hole in the gas
> tank. The
> >pickup tube is a separate assebly inside the tank.
> > Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
> >
> >
> >Biff Jones wrote:
> >
> >> List,
> >>
> >> While exploring a minor gas leak where the fuel line exits the
> >> tank I found out that the fuel line was cracked where it goes
> >> into the compression fitting. This is on a bugeye. I can
> repair
> >> what I've found, BUT, do have a question. Is the fuel line
> >> supposed to go through the compression fitting and into the
> >> tank(aka, pickup tube) or is the fuel pickup tube in
> the
> >> tank a seperate piece? On mine looking in the compression
> >> fitting hole I see the pickup tube which is seperate from the
> gas
> >> line. Is this the way it's supposed to be or do I have a DPO
> >> fixit? None of the manuals I have show how this is supposed
> to
> >> be......
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Biff, AN5, 'Kermit' & HAN6, 'Ole Gray'
> >
> >
> >
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