[Spridgets] fuel line and brake line

[Gerard]

I strongly caution against using rubber hose wherever possible and  
should especially be avoided anywhere below the level of the feed  
source. In the event you have a failure in the rubber line, it has the  
potential to act as a siphon and drain your fuel tank. I once had this  
happen on a 1500 Midget after returning from a drive and parking in  
the garage.  About an hour later, I returned to the garage to discover  
a strong gasoline smell. There was a short rubber hose, approximately  
6", along the bottom of the frame that had ruptured and drained  
several gallons of gasoline onto the floor and into the floor drain.  
Given that my garage was the bottom floor of the house and there was a  
gas water heater about 20 feet away, I was probably only minutes away  
from an explosion that certainly would have destroyed the house.

Gerard


On Sep 5, 2011, at 11:00 AM, spridgets-request at autox.team.net wrote:

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> Subject: [Spridgets] fuel line and brake line
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>   I am running fuel line on my 1959 bugeye and I can't decide whether
> to go with rubber or copper.Where can I get the copper fuel line or
> the rubber? I don't think Moss sells the whole length.Where can I buy
> the long piece of brake line that goes from the front to rear axle?
> Where is the optimal place to put an electric fuel pump?Which pump is
> best for a negative ground car?