Rob, if you take the fitting loose on the pump you will see a compression
sleeve that is supposed to stay with the plastic fuel line...I would
recommend replacing the compression sleeve by cutting back the fuel line a
bit, installing the compression nut , new sleeve and tightening to the pump
to be sure it doesn't leak. I would hate to hear of an Alpine engine
compartment fire...Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: RobCarpent(at)aol.com <RobCarpent(at)aol.com>
To: alpines(at)autox.team.net <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, April 30, 1999 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: My Winter Project
>Thanks to PTC member Jim Leach my winter project is moving along. I do as
>much as I can and Jim tells me what to do and supplies parts [am I lucky or
>what?].
>
>The engine was rebored +20 and the dish pistons from England were used.
The
>machine shop balanced the crankshaft, pully to flywheel including the
pistons
>[I did not see the process, I would like to see how that is done]. We put
>the short block together, installed new clutch parts, attached the gear box
>with OD that I got 2 years ago and finally, last weekend, installed them
into
>the car.
>
>The head was completed this week, beautiful.
>
>I sprayed the engine compartment about a month ago and now have reattached
>the brake lines and have just about finished reattaching the electrics.
>
>Someone was asking about the fuel line fitting to the fuel pump. When I
>stripped the engine last fall prior to pulling the engine out I could not
>unscrew the coupling without twisting and breaking the plastic line so I
>unbolted the pump and turned it over while holding the coupling in place.
To
>my surprise, on removal there was nothing apparent inside that would result
>in a nonleak fitting. The line just runs into the smooth inner bore of the
>coupler which screws into the pump housing. You might think it would just
>fall out. Looking inside I think the end of the line may flare out when
the
>coupler is tightened down [and in my case it obviously did as it was firmly
>attached to the coupler]. How that results in a fitting that does not leak
>is a mystery to me. Hope it goes back in OK.
>
>Rob Carpenter
>Series V coming along
>
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