[Healeys] carb hose BJ8

[Jim Werner]

Before you work on Carbs take a towel and lay it directly under the carbs to catch falling objects. You will drop something and it saves a lot of time looking for lost parts. 


Jim Werner



-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe at gmail.com>
To: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
Cc: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, Jul 1, 2017 5:45 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] carb hose BJ8



Bob,


I went to a hobby shop selling gas powered models and bought air plane fuel line.  Worked perfectly and I dropped the 2 lines thru the frame and away from the exhaust.


Fred



On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

          
    
"... The overflow pipes are directly above the exhaust pipes."
    
I ran some some small fuel line off each of the overflow pipes,      and tie-wrapped them at the chassis (hard) engine mounts.  I      always assumed these--or something like them--would be stock, but      the Moss catalog doesn't show them.   They can't hurt.
    
    
Bob
    
    
    
On 7/1/2017 10:36 AM, Fred Wescoe      wrote:
    
    
      
        
Michael,
        

        
        
I agree with Bob on his comment.  I just completed this on          my car and the correct and easy way is to undo both banjo          bolts.  Leave everything else in place.  This gives you great          accessibility to the hose you need to replace.  Be sure to          keep control of the banjo bolt washers and as Bob mentioned,          the mesh screen/spring.  
        

        
        
Another easy thing to do is loosen the bolts on the top of          the float chambers.  This will allow some movement of the tops          and makes it easier to align the banjo bolt threads during          reassembly.  Be sure to tighten the float bowl bolts after          tightening the banjo bolts.  Be sure to tighten the hose          clamps when you are finished.
        

        
        
Just make sure everything is tightened up before you start          the car.  The overflow pipes are directly above the exhaust          pipes.
        

        
        
Fred
        
66BJ8
        
63BJ7 deceased
      
      

        
On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 12:31 PM, Bob          Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>          wrote:
          
            
              
I haven't done this in a while, but IIRC it's easier to                unbolt both banjos.  There should be spring-loaded                'thimble' screens in both, and you'd have to twist the                hose a lot to get just one in/out.
              
              
Bob
              
              
              
On                7/1/2017 6:38 AM, Mike Garvey wrote:
              
              
                
                  
Can anyone tell me if it is                    possible to replace the short fuel hose between the                    BJ8 carburetors without removal/loosening of one of                    the carbs?                     Maybe remove the rear carb's                    banjo nut?
                  
Thanks, Mike
                  
 
                  
Michael Garvey
                      1967 BJ8/38046
                      Swampscott, MA
                  
 
                
                
              
            
            
          
        
        
      
    
    
  




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