OK-
I went ahead and cut the line and removed it from the pump. A standard
5/16" compression fitting will work to put it back together. Now what
I'm dealing with is the fitting that connects to the pump. It has a nut
similar to a compression fitting (though it looks slightly larger) and
it has sort of a reverse flair end. Kind of like a male version of a
flair. The leak is where this fitting is attached to the steel line.
It appears to be soldered on and in fact, I removed it by heating it.
When I attempted to solder it back on, it doesn't want to adhere to the
pieces very well. I know how to solder, having done a lot of plumbing.
I really don't think solder works on steel line, does it? Should I be
using silver solder or something different? Should I try to braze it?
The "flair" piece looks like brass or bronze. Can I replace this
fitting? Is it a standard fuel system piece? Can I stick a compression
collar on the line, inside the original nut and attach it to the pump
fitting without the flair fitting? Has anyone replaced on of these
lines? Any suggestions?
Thanks- Randy
rfraser@bluefrog.biz wrote:
>Randy
> As I recall the fuel line is 5/16 tubing with compression fittings
>at the fuel pump and I believe the nut is a standard US thread but you
>should be careful not to damage the nut so it can be reused. Be sure to
>inspect the whole fuel line before you start the repair; just in case there
>are other areas in the line the need fixing.
>
>Ron Fraser
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net] On
>Behalf Of Randy Smith
>Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 2:43 PM
>To: Tiger List Serve
>Subject: Fuel line
>
>
>My fuel line seem to have developed a crack where it enters the fuel
>pump. Right above that nasty HOT muffler!!!! Looks like the PO bent it
>down some and it probably has hit the rear axle off and on. Anyway,
>does anyone know what the fittings and flares are? I figured that I
>could cut off the bad piece, then get a standard compression coupling
>and make a new piece from the coupling to the pump. Is the fuel line a
>standard flared fitting where it is attached to the pump? I hope it's
>not the dreaded bubble flare????? Is the nut standard "national" (US)
>thread?
>
>I was hoping to gather the parts before ripping it apart
>
>-Randy
>
>
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Randy Smith
Purcellville, VA
<http://www.innerquestonline.com/>RSSmithIQ@cs.com
Tiger- B382000189
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