Question about the fuel line in the tunnel, what does the original look like? |
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Question about the fuel line in the tunnel, what does the original look like? |
dkos |
Nov 16 2009, 02:59 PM
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say, "RUST"! Group: Members Posts: 295 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Philadelphia, PA Member No.: 3,204 Region Association: None |
How can I tell if the tunnel fuel lines have already been replace? Someone messed around with something in my tunnel. There is a large opening cut in the top of the tunnel near the front of the car and the existing service opening in the rear of the tunnel has been "expanded". The firewall in the engine compartment where everything comes out of the tunnel looks messed with too...tho it's hard to tell because it's so gooped up with undercoating.
It looks and feels like the lines in the tunnel are copper coming in from the engine compartment side, but somewhere near the front of the tunnel they feel like they turn into plastic (or rubber). It feels like a very smooth transition...almost like the tubes were butted up against each other and taped! The plastic tubes feel smooth and solid and flexible...not brittle. What were the original fuel lines like? |
914werke |
Nov 16 2009, 03:17 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,156 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Early cars had plastic lines that are semi-transparent with a yellowish tint to them, later cars had black plastic lines. The stock plastic lines go all the way from the front under the tank to the back inside the engine compartment. Anything other than that is not stock ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Andy Not exactly Andy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) The description of the plastic lines is spot on but the plastic ends *inside* the tunnel near the cluster linkage where it mates with two steel J shaped lines that pass thru the rubber grommet seen at the bottom once removing the Tank. The lines are pressed & perhaps heated on those lines which are barbed at that end. |
SirAndy |
Nov 16 2009, 03:27 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,688 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Not exactly Andy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) The description of the plastic lines is spot on but the plastic ends *inside* the tunnel near the cluster linkage where it mates with two steel J shaped lines that pass thru the rubber grommet seen at the bottom once removing the Tank. The lines are pressed & perhaps heated on those lines which are barbed at that end. Mhmmm, i'm pretty sure on my '70 car the lines were plastic all the way, through the grommet. It's been a while since i put in the SS lines and of course i didn't keep the old lines. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
neil30076 |
Nov 16 2009, 03:36 PM
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Recovering dismantler! Group: Members Posts: 397 Joined: 12-September 06 From: San Diego ( RB) CA Member No.: 6,826 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Mhmmm, i'm pretty sure on my '70 car the lines were plastic all the way, through the grommet. It's been a while since i put in the SS lines and of course i didn't keep the old lines. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy Agree with Andy, recently pulled the old feed line on my '72 - plastic all the way through the grommet - now SS. |
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