> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Curry [SMTP:curry@wolfenet.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 1997 11:57 AM
> To: fred thomas
> Cc: Peter Zaborski; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: fuel filters
>
> fred thomas wrote:
> >
> > Peter, if you do not eleminate the cancer it will just grow and
> grow.
> > Don't price fuel filters, replace the gas line. With all the time
> and
> > effort checking out filters the line could have been replaced. The
> filter
> > will not stop the rust, one day on a nice ride you lose the whole
> fuel
> > line. Preventive maintenance is correct the problem.
>
> Actually, Fred, I think you observed something that I and all others
> overlooked. In the exchange, we overlooked the axiom that states,
> "one
> should always try to treat the cause and not the symptom".
>
I realize this may sound like I am being lazy but I did look at
replacing the offending line (the long metal one under the car along the
frame). It just looked like a daunting task at the time and several
listers recommended getting a better filter to do the same with less
effort.
FWIW, the line is not so bad that it will rust through, it just
has some minor rust on the inside from lack of use while sitting inside
a dry garage for 9 years.
Having played with fabricating the other lines in the fuel
system in the last few days, I may revisit the potential of just
replacing the long line after all. Maybe it is not so hard after all. I
was originally intimidated by the access to the brackets riveted onto
the frame which hold both the fuel line and the brake line. Also
threading the pre-bent long line through the crevices it needs to get
through to come to its final resting spot seems like no small task. I am
not prepared to remove the floor panels just to make access easier.
I'll have another look this weekend. Thanks for the info so
far...
Peter Zaborski
76 TR6 (CF58310 UO)
Calgary AB Canada
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