Hi Keith
Maybe I wasn't clear enough ... the paint flakes clog in the 3" cross tube.
Very few if any make it into the 1/4" gas line. The actual accumulation
is in the 1/4 coupling welded to the cross tube. The cross tube
connects the bottoms of the twin tanks located vertically in the
tail fins.
The Alpine V fuel system is quite different than most modern
cars.. The fuel line does not come out the top of the tank.. Instead
it is connected to a hole near the bottom of the system. The chips
don't seem to float. But they are bouyant (sp?) enough to be draged
by the flow into the 1/4" restriction.
Steve F
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