Question for 82 Vette owners!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Oakbank Manitoba
Question for 82 Vette owners!
I'm converting my 80 Vette to fuel injection and I have purchased a 82 fuel sender. The retun pipe coming out of the sender is a 5/16 inch diameter. The return line coming out of the original sender was 1/4 inch diameter. Did the 82 Corvettes have a 5/16 inch return fuel line?
I ordered and installed all new stainless lines for an 82 Vette and the return line with the kit was 1/4 inch diameter. My 1980 Vette originally had 1/4 inch line. Could someone measure the return line at the engine on their 1982 Corvette.......thanks.
I ordered and installed all new stainless lines for an 82 Vette and the return line with the kit was 1/4 inch diameter. My 1980 Vette originally had 1/4 inch line. Could someone measure the return line at the engine on their 1982 Corvette.......thanks.
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Said he had never noticed a difference. I looked at the catalogs and they all list the same return line for 78-82. My guess is that they used a 1/4" line, 1/4" fuel line and just shoved it onto the 5/16" sending unit barb. Are you sure it is 5/16" at the sender? Not sure I can tell 1/16" difference on a fuel line with my eye.
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Melting Slicks
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Both the old 1980 sender and the 1982 sender are sitting on my workbench. They have been measured. One has a 1/4 inch return pipe, the other (82) has a 5/16 inch return pipe.
Could someone please measure their 1982 fuel line at the engine!
Could someone please measure their 1982 fuel line at the engine!
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I still have my old fuel lines somwhere, I could measure them if I could find them. The return line is smaller than the feed on the 82. I however don't see the problem, are you worried the return line will be too small?
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
I still have my old fuel lines somwhere, I could measure them if I could find them. The return line is smaller than the feed on the 82. I however don't see the problem, are you worried the return line will be too small?