[Spridgets] Lin's Facet Fuel Pump Questions

[Linda Grunthaner]

Ok thanks I'll go to the store I do need to sealthe threasds right but
with what?
Lin

On Monday, May 16, 2011, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman at gmail.com> wrote:
> The answer to this problem is simple.  I have a Facet on my 1968.  Well....
> The car is completely stripped at the moment, but it WAS on there.  Same
> situation.  Need a right angle to reach the metal fuel line.  Solution.  VW
> fuel line - about a foot of it. Make a loop of it.  Bingo.  The ends of the
> coil are 90 degrees apart.  Hose clamps at each end. No leaks, no bother,
> everything works.
>
> Cheers!!
> Jim
>
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 5:24 PM, <chris_west at juno.com> wrote:
>
>> Lin wrote:  when I place the pump in
>> position it is very cramped and I don't see how to get rubber line in
>> correctly without kinking the line for that 90 degree turn. I couldn't
>> get
>> to the store in time but I'll try and get a fitting with a 90 degree
>> which
>> I'm sure they won't have the correct thread size or the end will be huge.
>> I
>> also checked my rubber line and it is 1/4" as I recall our lines are
>> smaller
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Lin, the threads on the inlet and outlets should be 1/8" NPT (pipe
>> thread).  Brass hose fittings (listed as "male hose barbs - hey, no
>> snickering!!!) are available at any good auto parts store.  Edelmann and
>> Weatherhead are 2 brands that I know list them.  The  90 degree
>> configuration "street tee" (male threads on one side and female on the
>> other) is a Weatherhead # 3400x2 and a 45 degree is 3350x2, both 1/8 NPT.
>>  I don't have the Edelmann #s but I know their catalog cross references
>> to the Weatherhead. I had a Facet pump on an old Volvo and just ran plain
>> fittings in and out with an in line filter on the inlet hose and a
>> secondary in line filter right before the carb.  As far as the hose size,
>> I recall that 1/4" is a loose fit in some cases but will clamp tight.
>> Others use VW 6mm hose (1/4" is 6.3mm) which is a little snug.  Seeing as
>> though we are talking about gasoline, I would be sure to clamp either one
>> for safety's sake.  hope this helps,
>>
>>
>> Chris - AN5L35xxx
>>
>
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