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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Steve Byers</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>HBJ8L/36666</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>BJ8 Registry</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>AHCA Delegate at Large</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Havelock, NC </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 01, 2017 1:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> Fred Wescoe<br><b>Cc:</b> healeys<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] carb hose BJ8<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>"... The overflow pipes are directly above the exhaust pipes."<o:p></o:p></p><p>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Bob<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 7/1/2017 10:36 AM, Fred Wescoe wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Michael,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just make sure everything is tightened up before you start the car. The overflow pipes are directly above the exhaust pipes.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Fred<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>66BJ8<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>63BJ7 deceased<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 12:31 PM, Bob Spidell <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Bob<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 7/1/2017 6:38 AM, Mike Garvey wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 <span class=m5815409334717613549spelle>carbs</span>? Maybe remove the rear <span class=m5815409334717613549spelle>carb's</span> banjo nut?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks, Mike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Michael Garvey<br>1967 BJ8/38046<br>Swampscott, MA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellpadding=0 style='border:none;border-top:solid #D3D4DE 1.0pt'><tr><td width=55 style='width:41.25pt;border:none;padding:9.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=46 height=29 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D2F29B.EA831EC0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=470 style='width:352.5pt;border:none;padding:9.0pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#41424E'>Virus-free. <a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4453EA'>www.avg.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>