Yes, I suspected that as well. The fitting on the pipe from the bowl filter is
a standard 5/16 flare. But the replacement hoses did not seat on the carb fuel
pipe either, so I had problems at both ends, not just the non-original end.
Bruce Steele
Brea, CA
1960 BN7
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Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 8:43 AM
To: healeybruce at roadrunner.com; bspidell at comcast.net; healeys at
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Subject: Re: [Healeys] carb hose BJ8
I would suspect that part of the problem is that the threads & the seat
dimensions on the banjo fitting & the threads & seat dimensions on the
non-original glass bowl filter are not the same.
Gary Hodson
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Sent: Wed, Jul 12, 2017 10:00 am
Subject: Re: [Healeys] carb hose BJ8
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
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