Philip,
My '78 Midget has a fabric - type hose about 15" long, but my '70 sprite has
a much longer elbow - shaped metal pipe section which the filler cap fits
to, and only a short flexible rubber hose connection to the tank - about 4"
Guess youv'e got hold of the earlier part.
Guy
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: 07 November 1998 19:22
Subject: 1974 Midget Fuel Hoses
>Hey Spridgeteers!
>
>I got a bit of a small frustration on Friday. As you know, I have fumes in
>the boot which find their way quickly into the cockpit and have already
>reduced my surprisingly low IQ further. :) I thought it might be wise to
>replace hoses before I tackle the tank as it may not need immediate
>changing and I could save the money for a few months. So, I ordered a fuel
>hose (filler to tank). It even arrived in time to work on this weekend,
>but...
>
>It's short! Currently, my fuel filler (the metal part extending from the
>gas cap) is only about 3-4" long. Then I have a flexible hose which seems
>to have a woven cloth like outer coverning that snakes around and then goes
>to the tank. It's long...about a foot and a half or so. The hose I
>received today is only about 3" long and the combination of it and my fuel
>filler extension is in no way going to reach the tank.
>
>I don't know exactly what is the issue here. Did I get an incorrect part
>in the mail? Is my fuel filler extension too short? What's the deal with
>my long snaking fuel hose I've currently got on the car? It almost seems a
>bad design. Why snake around? Why not go straight to the tank? Or is
>there some safety feature with allowing venting of the tank, etc.?
>
>Any help is, as always, greatly appreciated.
>
>Also, Motorhead sent me a "braking switch" with two leads coming off it.
>Looks more like a reversing switch to me. Shouldn't the braking switch
>just have two spade terminals coming off the switch?
>
>Thanks for any suggestions.
>
>Philip
>1974 Damask Midget - Arioch, Lord of Chaos
>
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