RobCarpent(at)aol.com writes:
>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.
During the restoration of my SV I replaced the entire fuel line with
5/16" air brake line from a local hose supply shop. It is exactly as
original, except it says "air brake" on it. Since the fittings to my
fuel pump were gone I simply replaced them with brass compression
fittings.
Christopher
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Tue Sep 05 2000 - 10:45:57 CDT