The answer to this problem is simple. I have a Facet on my 1968. Well....
The car is completely stripped at the moment, but it WAS on there. Same
situation. Need a right angle to reach the metal fuel line. Solution. VW
fuel line - about a foot of it. Make a loop of it. Bingo. The ends of the
coil are 90 degrees apart. Hose clamps at each end. No leaks, no bother,
everything works.
Cheers!!
Jim
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 5:24 PM, <chris_west at juno.com> wrote:
> Lin wrote: when I place the pump in
> position it is very cramped and I don't see how to get rubber line in
> correctly without kinking the line for that 90 degree turn. I couldn't
> get
> to the store in time but I'll try and get a fitting with a 90 degree
> which
> I'm sure they won't have the correct thread size or the end will be huge.
> I
> also checked my rubber line and it is 1/4" as I recall our lines are
> smaller
>
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> Lin, the threads on the inlet and outlets should be 1/8" NPT (pipe
> thread). Brass hose fittings (listed as "male hose barbs - hey, no
> snickering!!!) are available at any good auto parts store. Edelmann and
> Weatherhead are 2 brands that I know list them. The 90 degree
> configuration "street tee" (male threads on one side and female on the
> other) is a Weatherhead # 3400x2 and a 45 degree is 3350x2, both 1/8 NPT.
> I don't have the Edelmann #s but I know their catalog cross references
> to the Weatherhead. I had a Facet pump on an old Volvo and just ran plain
> fittings in and out with an in line filter on the inlet hose and a
> secondary in line filter right before the carb. As far as the hose size,
> I recall that 1/4" is a loose fit in some cases but will clamp tight.
> Others use VW 6mm hose (1/4" is 6.3mm) which is a little snug. Seeing as
> though we are talking about gasoline, I would be sure to clamp either one
> for safety's sake. hope this helps,
>
>
> Chris - AN5L35xxx
>
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Cheers!!
Jim Johnson
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