FWIW, the fuel hose for my BN7 was also problematic. I had a steel braided
line with red and black tracers that fit perfectly which I got perhaps 5 years
ago from British Car Specialists, if memory serves. The fittings are an
inverse flare. I got one replacement from British Car Specialists and had
problems with it threading on and seating, and also one from Moss, which came
from a different vendor, but with the same style. The fittings on the
replacement hoses were similar to a flare, but instead of tapering to the
orifice, they were squared off. And while I could force the treads on both the
fuel rail and the fitting from my glass bowl filter, they would not seat
properly. I returned the Moss unit, but unfortunately I fouled the threads on
the one from BCS rendering it junk. I finally had a local hose and hydraulics
company make me a hose using the fittings from the prior hose. Problem solved,
albeit a bit expensively considering the cost of manufacture plus the wasted
hose.
Bruce Steele
Brea, CA
1960 BN7
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob
Spidell
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 9:21 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] carb hose BJ8
I just realized my message didn't add much value. Ask the Moss guys--Michael
Grant was their top Healey guy last I checked--if they've recently switched
vendors for these. IIRC, mine were Petroflex. I also noted the new hard line
to carbs was a couple inches shorter than the one I got from Moss many moons
ago, so things can change.
Bob
On 7/11/2017 6:37 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:
I fitted new lines from Moss on my BJ8 a couple months ago with no issues.
Bob
On 7/11/2017 12:42 PM, Mike Garvey wrote:
The tubes on my BJ8 banjo nuts are 0.309" (just shy of 5/16") OD. Fuel line
PN 376-870 (Moss) is about 7/32" ID, though the shipping document says "1/4
in". I was unable to force the fuel line on the banjo tubes: the fuel line is
too small.
I made this observation to Moss Customer Service and they promised to look into
it, adding that there have not been a flurry of returns.
Mike
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