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Subject: [Healeys] carb hose BJ8
From: rrengineer.mike at att.net (Michael MacLean)
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2017 22:51:16 +0000 (UTC)
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Fred, I have been flying RC aircraft since the late 60s.? Kudos to you for 
thinking outside the box to obtain that fuel line.? Let me make one caveat 
about gas fuel line for model airplanes.? Most of the Tygon type fuel lines 
will harden with age and heat will hasten the hardening.? The only gas fuel 
line that will not harden, ever is made by a company called Sullivan.? They 
call it Pro-Flex fuel line.? If this is what you got, you scored.? If not, you 
will be changing it out in a year or two.? I have no financial interest in 
Sullivan, just an avid RCer.Mike MacLean
 

    On Saturday, July 1, 2017 2:41 PM, Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe at gmail.com> 
wrote:
 

 Bob,
I went to a hobby shop selling gas powered models and bought air plane fuel 
line.? Worked perfectly and I dropped the 2 lines thru the?frame and?away from 
the exhaust.
Fred
On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

  "... The overflow pipes are directly above the exhaust pipes." I ran some 
some small fuel line off each of the overflow pipes, and tie-wrapped them at 
the chassis (hard) engine mounts.? I always assumed these--or something like 
them--would be stock, but the Moss catalog doesn't show them.?? They can't hurt.
  Bob
  
 On 7/1/2017 10:36 AM, Fred Wescoe wrote:
  
  Michael, 
  I agree with Bob on his comment.? I just completed this on my car and the 
correct and easy way is to undo both banjo bolts.? Leave everything else in 
place.? This gives you great accessibility to the hose you need to replace.? Be 
sure to keep control of the banjo bolt washers and as Bob mentioned, the mesh 
screen/spring.?  
  Another easy thing to do is loosen the bolts on the top of the float 
chambers.? This will allow some movement of the?tops and makes it easier to 
align the banjo bolt threads during reassembly.? Be sure to tighten the float 
bowl bolts?after tightening the banjo bolts.? Be sure to tighten the hose 
clamps when you are finished. 
  Just make sure everything is tightened up before you start the car.? The 
overflow pipes are directly above the exhaust pipes. 
  Fred 66BJ8 63BJ7 deceased  
 On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 12:31 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
 
  I haven't done this in a while, but IIRC it's easier to unbolt both banjos.? 
There should be spring-loaded 'thimble' screens in both, and you'd have to 
twist the hose a lot to get just one in/out.
  Bob
  
 On 7/1/2017 6:38 AM, Mike Garvey wrote:
  
  Can anyone tell me if it is possible to replace the short fuel hose between 
the BJ8 carburetors without removal/loosening of one of  the carbs?? Maybe 
remove the rear carb's banjo nut? Thanks, Mike ? Michael Garvey
 1967 BJ8/38046
 Swampscott, MA ?  
 
  
 
  
  
 
 

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