steve sage wrote:
>
> Christopher Albers wrote:
>
> > I sent this request earlier today...maybe it didn't get through.
> >
> > Does anyone know the correct internal diameter of the fuel line that
> > goes from the fuel tanks to the fuel pump?
> >
> > Christopher
>
> Christopher:If I'm not mistaken, it's 1/4" all the way from the tanks to
> the carbs. I just had to buy some a couple of weeks ago when the plastic
> fuel "T" cracked between the Strombergs.
>
> Which brings me to my next question for the group: Has anyone come up
> with a better substitute for that stupid fuel "T"? Mine cracked again,
> as I mentioned, and I'm now getting fuel to the carbs by running the
> line from the pump to a metal "T", and then running a hose from each
> end of that, looping them around and up to each carb fuel inlet pipe.
> The "T" always tended to seep fuel a bit even when new (by new I mean
> the replacement T's from Sunbeam Specialties), and putting hose clamps
> on just accelerates it cracking (I've had trouble with a few of these
> through the years). I'm worried about the longevity, and safety, of my
> current setup as the hoses (1/4" inside diameter) have to be jammed
> together between the carbs to force onto the inlet pipes, and have to be
> clamped down fairly tight to not leak.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> By the way, thanks to everyone who offered suggestions on my valve
> adjustment and other issues. It was a big help and I'm going to use some
> of the ideas.
>
> Steve Sage
Steve, I had the same problem. I rebuilt my carbs and bought two NOS Ts
from SS intending to replace the old one when I re-assembled the carbs.
Well, I put the things back on the car and as soon as it started, I saw
a stream of gas flowing out the newly installed T. I replace the first
new T with the second new one thinking that I may have cracked the first
one when I put the carbs on. After re-assembly, I re-started the car
and, you guessed it...gas flowing all over the place. I called Rick at
SS and told him what happened. He was very regretful the that happend
and offered to send me two new Ts free to replace the ones that cracked.
He told me that it may have been a problem with the material these
things are made of cannot last sitting on the shelf for all these years
and that the gas itself may have cracked them. I came up with a solution
without using the plastic T, I took a compression tube fitting and
ground down the ends to fit between the carbs when asssembled and
instead of using the brass ferrules, I used teflon ones instead. This
prevents the carb tubes from being ruined by the brass ferrules. No
leaks yet and I've been able to dis-assemble the carbs without and
problems. The only thing is that you have to replace the teflon ferrules
each time but that's no great expense.
---
Sergio
1967 Sunbeam Alpine
Series V 'AJNT 86'
still working on it!
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