Excellent Post! This is one of those things folks never think about, and is
just assumed to be ok.
And while not an Imperial, I think our Imps have more in common with a 5 ton
Dodge dump truck then most other cars on the road these days!
Phil <><
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kate Triplett" <ad_ablurr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:01 AM
Subject: IML: Fuel lines, rubber and steel
> This thread brought back some not-too-pleasant memories of fuel problems
with a 413 - not in an Imperial, but in a 5-ton Dodge dump truck.
>
> After my husband had replaced two carburetors, the fuel tank, the float
gauge and pickup, two pumps (including bypassing the engine-driven pump with
a hi-flow electric unit), several changes of rubber line sections, and
generally driving me completely nuts, I undertook to buy about 20 feet of
brand new steel line. With a dry afternoon and a bender, I completely solved
all problems with power loss, stalling, stumbling etc on this truck. The old
hard lines evidently were just porous enough to allow it to draw some air
under a heavy pull.
> If there is any corrosion at all anyplace on the hard lines, it's a heck
of a lot cheaper to replace them with new than to go through all the rest of
the systems - starting with new clean fuel pipe can eliminate a lot of other
problems before they start, too! For the cars having the fuel lines running
through frame sections, this is an especially important item to NOT
overlook.
>
>
> Kate Justet Triplett
> Kate's Custom Gunleather
> Monroe, Washington
> Proudly a member of NRA
> and owner of "Lucille" 1968 Crown 4-door HT
>
>
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