[Healeys] carb hose BJ8

[Mike Garvey]

The tubes on my BJ8 banjo nuts are 0.309" (just shy of 5/16")  OD.  Fuel line PN 376-870 (Moss) is about 7/32" ID, though the shipping document says "1/4 in".  I was unable to force the fuel line on the banjo tubes: the fuel line is too small.  
I made this observation to Moss Customer Service and they promised to look into it, adding that there have not been a flurry of returns.
Mike
 
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of BJ8Healeys
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2017 19:12
To: 'healeys'
Subject: Re: [Healeys] carb hose BJ8
 
Just a short time after I bought my BJ8, I left home at 3:00 am to drive from NC to Maryland for a car show.  About 20 miles from home, while crossing a bridge, I noticed that my fuel gauge (which had read FULL when I left home) was bouncing around about 1/4.  I pulled under a light and investigated, to find that the front carb float had filled up with gas and sunk.  My problem then was where to find enough gas at 3:30 am to get back home.  I was lucky and found one station open about 5 miles back, filled up, and arrived home with 1/2 tank.  
I didn't know then that those overflow tubes were original equipment, but realizing that all that fuel went down to the ground past the hot exhaust pipes encouraged me to install some.
For BJ8s, the plastic tubes go through the hole in the lower carb heat shield, which has a grommet in it.  The parts manual calls it a "ferrule", so perhaps the original "grommet" was metal.  I tie wrapped the lower part of the tubes to a lightening hole under the left engine mount.
 
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
AHCA Delegate at Large
Havelock, NC  
 
 
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2017 1:46 PM
To: Fred Wescoe
Cc: healeys
Subject: Re: [Healeys] carb hose BJ8
 
"... 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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