Fuel line mount/ bracket

[electronictofu]

Im dropping the engine in next week and want to make sure the fuel line is properly mounted. I see under the tank there are some original brackets, does the rubber line just clamp into those? I fear they will dig in a bit?

[wrenchnride247]

I think there should be a metal line running through those mounting points. I know its way different on my SC due to tank location, but It had a metal line running above the trans to the firewall.
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'62 SC 69x90.5 SP TI
'70 T1 84x105 DP T4

[BarryL]

Original was just braided line suspended there but not crimped to beat hell. Maybe some even had a thin anti-chaff rubber skin for the hose to lay against but if so they have been long gone on any of my watches. If they been opened and close a bunch it will just break off so I always feed the hose through and not spread or squeeze it. It's the same doohickey that is on the engine shroud to hold the harness. With that bulletproof hose you show I'd just put it through there. The hose gripper looks kinda wasted so make sure it's still good. You could make a new one and paste it up there with a weld.

[Z]

x2 what BarryL said. Rubber hose thru those clips.

[Pinetops]

Does the braided fuel line hold up ok in these clips or does it chafe it? I'm about to install mine and the clips look ok but I was thinking maybe I should try to put something between the metal and the fuel line to protect it.
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[Z]

I have never replaced one that looked chafed or damaged from the clips at all. It doesn't really move. But a little strip of inner tube or such wouldn't hurt.

[otis_bartleh]

Hmm, another PO mod on my bus I just learned about... On my bus, I have a small piece of fuel line coming out of the tap to a hard line (like wrenchnride247 mentioned) across the transmission and down and pointed towards the rear where another fuel line connects to the hard line through the tin...

The metal fuel line is held up in those clips, and when I replaced the fuel hose I put some hose around the line so the clips didn't rub through the metal.
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'59 Mango Bus - getting buried in it
'69 Bug - sold and highly missed, so it stays in the sig

[electronictofu]

I have some new OG cloth fuel line from WW, when you guys say braided is that the type you are referring, or the metal braided stuff? I have 1/4" fuel injection line I want to run as much of that as possibly. OD is a little larger I think, so that's my concern with the original metal clips under the tank. I just wanted good quality hose in there since it's the least accessible area. I'll play with it a bit more, maybe find some large clips to screw or weld on under the tank? (The tank doesnt have fuel yet)

I do like the idea of having a couple inches of rubber hose and running a metal line under the tank like mentioned. Seems clean and safe... But may also require a couple more hose clamps.

[otis_bartleh]

[Pinetops]

[olliehank47]

My experience, for what it's worth.

I bought OG German woven fuel line from WW and installed it on my 67 deluxe. It lasted ~2 years before it began to crack and leak, and the leaks were not at the clamps, but midway along a long, gentle curve in the hose. The areas where clamps were present offered no problems whatsoever. I do not see a hose/clamp connection on a metal line as a weak link if it is done properly and not subject to extreme flexing.

I have since replaced the majority of it with metal line running from the tank and into the engine bay, using flex hose and clamps only for connections to the tank, the fuel filter, to the fuel pump, and to the carb. I split some old flex hose and slipped it around the metal tube to act as buffers as it passed through the metal clips and to hold it securely.

I had heard stories about the short life of woven line and I can verify it is true. I plan to replace all flex line remaining with line that is more robust and resistant to cracking.

[BarryL]

[otis_bartleh]

[electronictofu]