| Fuel lines gone soft and spongy... [message #100329] |
Sun, 19 September 2010 14:04  |
Barry Miller
Messages: 1
Registered: February 2004
Location: Muskegon, Michigan
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The ’77 was just days away from being drivable again after many years; then I smelled raw gas. I quickly found a BIG stain on the parking area which led me to soft, spongy, dripping fuel lines between tanks & selector solenoid. Major setback, I’ll bet there’s no way to avoid dropping the tanks. Tell me it isn’t so; working alone, outside on a gravel surface dropping these tanks is almost too much for this geezer to get his head around. The other catch is I just removed the master cylinder and vacuum booster for replacement. No brakes + No fuel = No move to a better (indoor) spot.
Assuming no words of comfort... I’ve been following the discussion on vapor lock and wonder if this might be another symptom of ethanol in the fuel I recently added prior to engine start. Previously, the coach had been sitting in the same spot for years with no leaks.
If the tanks must come down... Is there any consensus on acceptable configurations for the system (elect. Fuel pump(s), filter(s) etc.) when things go back together? I’ve read and re-read the discussion on vapor lock, am lost in it and wonder if there are drawings of possible configurations. I would very much like to keep this as simple and inexpensive as possible consistent with doing it right. Can I also assume that putting the system back together as original is foolish?
Barry Miller
'77 Palm Beach
Muskegon, Michigan
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