Wise to replace this:
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Melting Slicks
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Wise to replace this:
When cleaning up my rear end, I dropped the spare tire tub. My hose from the gas tank to the fuel line was the original - old, dried out, and poised to crack or break. Not good - it's too near the muffler. It was easy to relace and provides for greater peice of mind.
Also, it's nice not to have a rear that's covered with grime anymore.
Also, it's nice not to have a rear that's covered with grime anymore.
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That's something I need to do too at a later date - rebuild the rear end components, etc. .. What did you use as a solvent/degreaser to cut through the gunk .. ? .. Seems the products I've tried and used to dissolve the hard stuff at the front of the car haven't really 'cut it', so to speak.
John
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Originally Posted by crw41
When cleaning up my rear end, I dropped the spare tire tub. My hose from the gas tank to the fuel line was the original - old, dried out, and poised to crack or break. Not good - it's too near the muffler. It was easy to relace and provides for greater peice of mind.
Also, it's nice not to have a rear that's covered with grime anymore.
Also, it's nice not to have a rear that's covered with grime anymore.
Also...What I would add is a small in line fuel filter. With the fuel tank being 35 Plus yeras old there's all kinds of gack floating around in their.
I added one to mine when I changed the fuel line.....Now I'm gack free...............At least at the fuel tank...
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Mark are you running an electric pump with that filter before the pump? I'm still confused as to why this is a bad idea could someone explain why with a mech pump not to do this.. Cause as Mark said there is lots of crap in these old tanks..... I've been thinking about adding one but just haven't yet... Dave..
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I'm going to add a filter there also, I put a hard line in place of the fuel filter between the pump and carb, it looks much better. I am going to add an inline small shut off valve right out of the tank so when I do any fuel work in the future I can shut it off. It will be a very convient theft deterent. Just flip it off when you leave your car, I don't think anyone would check there.
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Originally Posted by youwish2bme
Mark are you running an electric pump with that filter before the pump? I'm still confused as to why this is a bad idea could someone explain why with a mech pump not to do this.. Cause as Mark said there is lots of crap in these old tanks..... I've been thinking about adding one but just haven't yet... Dave..
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Good idea to replace the old hose, but note that there was also a wrap-around clip on the original hose that secured it to the vertical wall of the rear frame crossmember so it didn't chafe against the sharp lower edge of the flange on the crossmember (shown in the A.I.M. in UPC 8, Sheet B3). The hose in the photo has been replaced before, but whoever did it didn't bother to re-install the original clamp. The middle area of the hose is resting on the edge of the flange, and it will vibrate against it - that's why the original installation used the clamp - to keep the hose away from that sharp edge. 
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It's also a good idea to replace the rubber hose from the hard line to fuel pump in the engine comparment. Heat causes this hose to deteriorate faster than the rear rubber hose. If either of these hoses breaks or leaks the entire contents of the tank will drain onto the ground.
From 1971 to 1975 I stored by SWC in my parents garage in Seattle while the AF had me in Grand Forks, ND. When I retrieved the car in 1975 I installed several gallons of fuel (I drained the entire fuel system since I figured it would be in storage for several years.) and it began to leak. The rubber hose from hard line to fuel pump had rotted. I had to hold my finger on the pipe while my dad drove down to the nearest gas station to buy a length of hose. Everything worked out okay, but there are numerous tales of Corvette fuel tanks draining in parking garages, etc. when the front hose ruptured from age and heat.
Duke
From 1971 to 1975 I stored by SWC in my parents garage in Seattle while the AF had me in Grand Forks, ND. When I retrieved the car in 1975 I installed several gallons of fuel (I drained the entire fuel system since I figured it would be in storage for several years.) and it began to leak. The rubber hose from hard line to fuel pump had rotted. I had to hold my finger on the pipe while my dad drove down to the nearest gas station to buy a length of hose. Everything worked out okay, but there are numerous tales of Corvette fuel tanks draining in parking garages, etc. when the front hose ruptured from age and heat.
Duke
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Originally Posted by youwish2bme
Mark are you running an electric pump with that filter before the pump? I'm still confused as to why this is a bad idea could someone explain why with a mech pump not to do this.. Cause as Mark said there is lots of crap in these old tanks..... I've been thinking about adding one but just haven't yet... Dave..
All depends on if any "stuff" is trying to block the filter (and how much). Some people can get away with the suction side filter, and never have a problem (no significant amount of "stuff" in the tank). Others put the filter in the "right" location (after the pump) and get stopped all to often (lot's of "stuff" in the tank).
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Last edited by Plasticman; Oct 13, 2004 at 12:09 PM.