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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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ive had problems with my new fuel pump not priming up, Ive worked out that there is a problem somewhere in my old steel line or maybe the pick tube in the fuel tank

I think the easiest solution is to replace the old fuel line with a braided fuel hose, then I thought I could drill a hole and weld a suitable fitting to the bottom of the fuel tank and fit new braided -10an hose to the fuel tank fitting

is there any problems with having a fitting at the bottom of the fuel tank, instead of a fuel pick up tube?

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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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I have seen that done plenty with fuel cells, but the have the line coming from a sump welded to the bottom.
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