Re: [Chevelle-list] SBC fuel line
I also cut the line above the intake added a sort run of rubber an inline filter and then another short run of rubber to the split for the double pumper. I blew the line off the steel after sitting over the winter. To solve this I used a flare tool to put a small swell on the end of the steel lines, Godspeed, Dan Solomon It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object to realize you are in a hurry. http://www.freewebs.com/chevelles1970/ -Original Message- From: ted laidig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:19:11 To:The Chevelle Mailing List chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Re: [Chevelle-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 mounts on the carb. base ( homemade). From there I ran an other piece of 3/8ths braided fuel line to the banjo fitting on the side of the carb. I have had no problems with either the steel fuel line coming loose or any leakage to date. When you take the old fuel line off of the fuel pump you will have some fuel run out of the pump, but it shouldn't be any large amount. I usually use my oil change pan with good results in situations like this. Ted Tom Tomlinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 it does not fit correctly to the Edelbrock carb. I'd like to install the steel fuel line to the fuel pump, cut the nut off the end that normally goes into the stock carb, and run rubber fuel line to the fuel filter and then to the Edelbrock carb. My concern is that the steel line would only be supported in one place (at the fuel pump) and might vibrate loose. 1) Should I support the other end of the steel line somehow? If so, any suggestions on how and where to support it. 2) When removing the old line from the fuel pump, do I have to worry about fuel leaking from the pump? Tom Tomlinson Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
[Chevelle-list] SBC fuel line
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 it does not fit correctly to the Edelbrock carb. I'd like to install the steel fuel line to the fuel pump, cut the nut off the end that normally goes into the stock carb, and run rubber fuel line to the fuel filter and then to the Edelbrock carb. My concern is that the steel line would only be supported in one place (at the fuel pump) and might vibrate loose. 1) Should I support the other end of the steel line somehow? If so, any suggestions on how and where to support it. 2) When removing the old line from the fuel pump, do I have to worry about fuel leaking from the pump? Tom Tomlinson
Re: [Chevelle-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 mounts on the carb. base ( homemade). From there I ran an other piece of 3/8ths braided fuel line to the banjo fitting on the side of the carb. I have had no problems with either the steel fuel line coming loose or any leakage to date. When you take the old fuel line off of the fuel pump you will have some fuel run out of the pump, but it shouldn't be any large amount. I usually use my oil change pan with good results in situations like this. Ted Tom Tomlinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 it does not fit correctly to the Edelbrock carb. I'd like to install the steel fuel line to the fuel pump, cut the nut off the end that normally goes into the stock carb, and run rubber fuel line to the fuel filter and then to the Edelbrock carb. My concern is that the steel line would only be supported in one place (at the fuel pump) and might vibrate loose. 1) Should I support the other end of the steel line somehow? If so, any suggestions on how and where to support it. 2) When removing the old line from the fuel pump, do I have to worry about fuel leaking from the pump? Tom Tomlinson - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
Re: [Chevelle-list] SBC fuel line
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 heat). Tom Tomlinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip it does not fit correctly to the Edelbrock carb. I'd like to install the steel fuel line to the fuel pump, cut the nut off the end that normally goes into the stock carb, and run rubber fuel line to the fuel filter and then to the Edelbrock carb. My concern is that the steel line would only be supported in one place (at the fuel pump) and might vibrate loose. 1) Should I support the other end of the steel line somehow? If so, any suggestions on how and where to support it. 2) When removing the old line from the fuel pump, do I have to worry about fuel leaking from the pump? Tom Tomlinson - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
