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grimace007
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 Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:03 pm Post subject: quick fuel tank question |
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can i route the FI return line into one of the breather nipples on the top of a carburated fuel tank? or is that just not feasable?
thats how this bus was hooked up when i got into it, i just want to know if its OK or should be replaced with a later model tank
i just spent 6 days acid washing, marine clean and now "metal ready"ing this tank only for it to just click this morning that this damn tank didnt have2 fuel nipples on the bottom... i feel like a retard!
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Randy in Maine
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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Just tap a new line for a return down at the bottom of the tank. Be sure to remove the "sock" in the tank if you still have one.
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grimace007
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i have enough clamps in good shape i can re-use and i kept all the old fuel lines for sizing im making my own kit, what would you suggest for tapping the return line with?
obviously stock diameter preferred, was that the same 7mm as the outlet? i have a couple questions, ill be sending you a pm tomorrow randy
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busfreak_71
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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Why go through all that trouble when you can just put a tee in the main supply line and put the return line to the tee?
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grimace007
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i did not know that was a viable option, im asking for advice =P
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busfreak_71
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| i did not know that was a viable option, im asking for advice =P |
I don't see why it wouldn't work. I know someone on here did just that, and it works just fine for him. I forget who it was though. 
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Randy in Maine
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| Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:50 am Post subject: |
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| I think I would prefer to put a new line in there as opposed to a "Y" in the fuel line. Especially if the tank is already out. Any radiator shop could do that for you for cheap money. |
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grimace007
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| Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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thats what i was thinking randy, might as well be as close to stock as possible.
do you think it will matter if i just re-lined the fuel tank with the por restoration kit?
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| Hey It is The Samba where well thought out rational answers can take a while and getting side tracked is normal. I was just lucky this time. |
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Randy in Maine
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| I don't think so. |
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