Fuel Line replacement: pump to T fitting

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glasseye
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Fuel Line replacement: pump to T fitting

Post by glasseye » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:45 am

'74 Dual Carb

Ben and I are trying to replace the line that delivers fuel from the fuel pump to the T fitting from which the carbs are fed.

It passes up beside the starter and through a tight-fitting grommet in the firewall. I'm worried that, once I withdraw the old line, feeding the new one through the grommet will be difficult. It's very inaccessible, even with Ben's tiny hands.

I contemplated attaching the new line to the old one and using the old line to pull the new one through, but that grommet hole is very tight and I can see the lines separating at that point.

What's the easy way to do this?

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Post by glasseye » Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:19 pm

Done. :cheers:

We used a two-inch piece of beheaded deck screw to thread the two bits of hose together and, with Ben pushing from below and me pulling (gently! :drunken: ) from above, we snaked it through. :flower:

Buses are easier to fix than Sprinters! Cheaper, too. :blackeye:
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