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USAussie
Messages: 15912
Registered: July 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Les,
Below you will find a message I sent in awhile back.
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Jim,
Forget the braided stainless steel hose it's too expensive.
You can use solid steel tubing with these fittings:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#51875k23/=4afpxi
You'll have to cut the hose retaining beads off the ends of the tubes on the
sending units to use these fittings.
I HAVE verified that the distance between the two tube that come out of the
sending unit are far enough apart to use these fittings.
If you incorporate the steps below I can't see why you'd ever have to drop
your tanks again.
1) fit solid steel lines from the sending units to the side of the tank
2) remove the socks on the sending units
3) fit two of these Racor 250 micro filters externally
http://www.parker.com/portal/site/PARKER/menuitem.de7b26ee6a659c147cf2671023
7ad1ca/?vgnextoid=fcc9b5bbec622110VgnVCM10000032a71dacRCRD&vgnextfmt=default
&vgnextdiv=687630&vgnextcatid=2699978&vgnextcat=MARINE 025-RAC-01&Wtky=
http://tinyurl.com/yzzask5
Brass fittings and steel lines would work fine, if you want to have a bullet
proof system use stainless steel fittings and lines!
In case you're wondering, no I didn't do this to Double Trouble or The Blue
Streak, I only figured it out that the fittings would work when I pulled the
tanks and changed the lines last year at the COOP. Yes, I have bought all
the parts to do this to The Blue Streak.
Regards,
Rob Mueller
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion-The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion-Double Trouble TZE365V100426
-----Original Message-----
From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org
[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Les Burt
Sent: Saturday, 5 December 2009 2:39 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Frame Repair
Rob,
Stainless lines are on the list of "must haves".
I'll be making my own lines from scratch. That includes the fuel as well as
the brake lines. For the fuel system, I want to reduce the use of rubber to
a minimum as well as relocate the lines, 12v pumps, and a filter to the
outside of the frame in an attempt to "tolerate" ethanol use. There are no
"off the shelf" lines available for this, so I need to make my own. At this
point, the only difference in cost will be the materials, so going stainless
is a logical choice.
Thanks,
Les Burt
Montreal
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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