Nice 145 for sale

[Billy Smalls]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C539804

[volvoid]

looks lovely,
not sure about the route of the petrol hose over the engine though.

[Billy Smalls]

Originally Posted by volvoid

looks lovely,
not sure about the route of the petrol hose over the engine though.

Hmm, yeah - mine's like that (minus the filter) - not sure what alternative route it would take, the rocker cover's probably cooler than the block itself??

[guitarman]

Strange route for it to take. I'd at least use some braided. Plus if you're going to use a plastic filter put it at the fuel tank end.

[Billy Smalls]

Originally Posted by guitarman

Strange route for it to take. I'd at least use some braided. Plus if you're going to use a plastic filter put it at the fuel tank end.

So this is interesting - off topic I know but....

my fuel line is metal braided from the pump to the carb. I had a real job finding braided fuel line. Setting that aside, how would you (how is your) route the pipe???

I'll see if Simon does braided in a minute, as mine could do with replacing mine

[swedishandgerman]

I don't remember your fuel pipe being like that Billy otherwise I'd have told you. Are you sure you're not confusing it with the servo (??) pipe that appears to be running around the front of the engine?

Properly, there's a little bracket type thing that attaches to the thermostat housing that holds the pipe away from any hot metal.

Based on high ethanol modern fuel and what it does to rubber fuel linings, I would most definitely replace any aging pipe straight away.

[Billy Smalls]

Originally Posted by swedishandgerman

I don't remember your fuel pipe being like that Billy otherwise I'd have told you. Are you sure you're not confusing it with the servo (??) pipe that appears to be running around the front of the engine?

Properly, there's a little bracket type thing that attaches to the thermostat housing that holds the pipe away from any hot metal.

Based on high ethanol modern fuel and what it does to rubber fuel linings, I would most definitely replace any aging pipe straight away.

aaahhh - Adam you're a star - I wandered what that little piece of a metal did - I will get some fuel line off Brookhouse forthwith!!! cheers mate

[Billy Smalls]

still off topic I'm afraid

replaced the fuel line and routed away form all hot parts - it was the original one looking at it - completely perished outer skin and inner skin only half a mm thin....I won't think about it too much

[swedishandgerman]

Good job done!

I recently posted something on the Amazon forum about fuel pipes following a conversation I had with some VW aircooled people and the number of recent engine fires.

Following, I went and bought a length of fuel pipe and set about changing it all in each of my old cars. What I saw was more than alarming. Despite having changed them not many years ago, the material had become brittle. Where the weren't outright cracks, all were full of micro-cracks through which vapours would most certainly have escaped. What I took out of my Beetle was actually weeping and one of my Amazons was very bad near where the pipe runs by the thermostat housing.

All-in-all, I would say mine is first hand experience of what happens to non-ethanol proof fuel lines with modern high-ethanol fuel.

I would most definitely recommend anyone with an old car to carefully check all your pipes.