Re: [Chevelle-list] SBC fuel line

2008-02-18 Thread dansolomon
evelle-list] SBC fuel line I ran into the same problem with my smallblock "69".  I also have an Edlebrock carb. and what I did was cut the one end off at the height of the intake manifold.  I ran 3/8ths braided fuel line hose from there to the fuel filter which fits in a bracket that mo

Re: [Chevelle-list] SBC fuel line

2008-02-17 Thread John Nasta
Don't worry about it. Mine has been that way for years. I did have to buy a banjo fitting for the carb, but you don't need anything to support the fuel line. Just make the steel part of the line taller than the manifold so that the rubber part doesn't end up lying on the engine (friction &

Re: [Chevelle-list] SBC fuel line

2008-02-17 Thread ted laidig
I ran into the same problem with my smallblock "69". I also have an Edlebrock carb. and what I did was cut the one end off at the height of the intake manifold. I ran 3/8ths braided fuel line hose from there to the fuel filter which fits in a bracket that mounts on the carb. base ( homemade).

[Chevelle-list] SBC fuel line

2008-02-17 Thread Tom Tomlinson
I have a '71 Malibu 350 with a stock fuel pump and Edelbrock carb. I need to replace the fuel line from the fuel pump to the carb. I've been told that that line should be steel, especially the part the runs behind the alternator/fan. I bought a stock, pre-bent, steel fuel line, but of course i