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HenrikL
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 Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 1:12 am Post subject: Upgraded fuel inlets |
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| Is this part available from any source? I want the upgraded fuel inlet, but not a full rebuild. |
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sjbartnik
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 3:51 pm Post subject: Re: Upgraded fuel inlets |
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I'm sure it's available somewhere
May have to go down the rabbit hole in some fuel fittings supply catalog somewhere.
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ataraxia
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: Upgraded fuel inlets |
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| HenrikL wrote: |
Is this part available from any source? I want the upgraded fuel inlet, but not a full rebuild.
I'm in Europe and sending the carburettors to the US is not cost effective. |
I bought these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007QTZ3NM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
They're the exact same pieces Tim uses - he's rebuilt several sets of Type 3 carbs for me.
I have a spare set if someone wants to buy the set I have. I can ship way faster than Amazon right now 
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Bobnotch
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:43 am Post subject: Re: Upgraded fuel inlets |
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Is this part available from any source? I want the upgraded fuel inlet, but not a full rebuild.
I'm in Europe and sending the carburettors to the US is not cost effective. |
I bought these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007QTZ3NM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
They're the exact same pieces Tim uses - he's rebuilt several sets of Type 3 carbs for me.
I have a spare set if someone wants to buy the set I have. I can ship way faster than Amazon right now |
Thanks for the link. I didn't know Amazon carried them, as I don't spend a lot of time on their site (I end up spending too much money when I do).
Edit: I wonder if they'll fit Weber ICT carbs, as I've had that issue more than on Solex carbs.
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sjbartnik
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:53 pm Post subject: Re: Upgraded fuel inlets |
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There may be variations out there - the ones pictured in ataraxia's photos are different than the ones Tim put on my carbs. Mine are brass-colored like the original and have like 3 barbs on them instead of just one.
I guess one could just ask Tim where he sources them. 
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ataraxia
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: Upgraded fuel inlets |
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| sjbartnik wrote: |
There may be variations out there - the ones pictured in ataraxia's photos are different than the ones Tim put on my carbs. Mine are brass-colored like the original and have like 3 barbs on them instead of just one.
I guess one could just ask Tim where he sources them. |
Perhaps he changed what he uses. He built three sets for me, all using the same fittings, over three years...probably three or four years ago. |
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Tvättbjörn
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:20 pm Post subject: Re: Upgraded fuel inlets |
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1/4" nipples sounds way too large for a factory hose.   |
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sjbartnik
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:47 am Post subject: Re: Upgraded fuel inlets |
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Here's a better view of the fittings he used in my carbs in 2019.
These fit the metric 5mm cloth-braided fuel hose perfectly.
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ataraxia
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:46 am Post subject: Re: Upgraded fuel inlets |
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| sjbartnik wrote: |
Here's a better view of the fittings he used in my carbs in 2019.
These fit the metric 5mm cloth-braided fuel hose perfectly. |
Those look much closer to original - nice! |
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HenrikL
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:56 am Post subject: Re: Upgraded fuel inlets |
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EDGE INDUSTRIAL 1/4" Hose ID to 1/16" Male NPT MNPT Straight Brass Fitting Fuel/AIR/Water/Oil/Gas/WOG
This one looked promising, but what is the outside diameter of 1/16 NPT?
"PLEASE NOTE, 1/16" NPT MEASURES 0.313" OUTSIDE THREAD DIAMETER IN LINEAR INCHES "
0.313 * 25.4 = 7.95 mm
https://www.amazon.com/EDGE-INDUSTRIAL-Straight-Brass-Fitting/dp/B07CQ948YZ
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HenrikL
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:57 am Post subject: Re: Upgraded fuel inlets |
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| ataraxia wrote: |
| sjbartnik wrote: |
Here's a better view of the fittings he used in my carbs in 2019.
These fit the metric 5mm cloth-braided fuel hose perfectly. |
Those look much closer to original - nice! |
I wonder how to turn them without the hex part? |
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sjbartnik
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: Upgraded fuel inlets |
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Very carefully?
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ataraxia
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| Posted: Yesterday 7:24 am Post subject: Re: Upgraded fuel inlets |
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18 euro each is hilariously overpriced for a functional part no one will notice. |
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