[Staowners] 2007 Alpine Tour

[George Simpson - Forums]

Pete - I need to make the choice between originality and practicality. 
If I hid the SU pump under the car as was the case with most 
installations, then a filter could go next to it but if I decide to put 
the pump on the L/H side of the bulkhead, then again, the filter could 
be next to it.

George
Cognac
00.30am Jan 1, 2008



starcars8 at comcast.net wrote:
> Another step in fuel protection is to install a replaceable"can" type 
> fuel filter in the line at a point of your choice. I installed mine at 
> a point where the fuel line curves from the tank to the chassis. A 
> pain to get to but unobtrusive and something that does'nt have to be 
> accessed that often. If you are replacing the fuel line the filter 
> location could be moved to a point along the chassis as it would be 
> easy to put a bump out in the pipe to give clearance for the filter to 
> the chassis.          Pete
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>     From: George Simpson - Forums <george.simpson.forums at neuf.fr>
>     Happy New Year to you too, John and to all Forum members.
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>     The idea of a copper petrol pipe is a good one. I'm sure the
>     Rootes engineers never thought that their steel pipe would be in
>     use 55 years after it left the factory and even a minimum of
>     internal rust would act as a trap for any rubbish which got picked
>     up by the pump. On the TO DO check list, scrub :"Rod petrol pipe
>     and visually check line" and replace with" Replace line with
>     copper pipe - check that it is well protected from any accidental
>     impact"
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>     Cheers
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>     George
>     Cognac
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>     John Badger wrote:
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>>     George,
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>>     Its worth remembering that the fuel pipe that runs along the
>>     chassis is steel, prone to rust and hence perforation. Rodding it
>>     might just see it off altogether. I replaced mine with a copper
>>     pipe and have never had a problem.
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>>     Happy New Year,
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>>     John Badger
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