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So that nice old wheatered authentic looking brass/copper/messing looking fuel line between pump and carb, installed by the Bubba this Bubba bought the Jeep from failed
Yeah i should have known with my Alfa Romeo experienc that it was nothing more then some aftermarket cheap copper breakline bend and flanged to substitute for a fuel line.... But it looked nice and fairly new and did not leak, so no problem..
But offcourse it broke lol because that line resonates like hell and we all know how things work out if we see something and store it in the back of our heads. Ah, have to look into that, put a spring on that line from the fender or somewhere on the engine so it does not vibrate and shakes itself to death because of metal fatigue. I'll do that first thing tomorrow
nice crack * fuel all over the manifold
So took it of and went to my parts supllier and got a new fuel line, we discussed the shape of the line a bit because what i had was different from what he had (Original Willys fuel pump not the CF? pump i have, we thought it was the elbow on the pump that made the difference) should be bolt on.
Off course not lol
yeah, my engine was starved for fuel the right one was what was on it
the left one what should have been on it (apart from the lengt end bends of the Willys MB one i bought new)
so back home all enthousiastic for about 5 seconds hmmmmmmm does not fit lol. On to Google, aha the fuel pump lol i do have a L134 but a different fuel pump lol Ah well you learn as you go lol
Went back, but problem. CJ3a's with this pump are very rare over here. M38 line no go M38A1 line no go, Nekaf line no go. hmmmm i need it tomorrow damnit. Ok so the thread is unf/unc 1/8 npt something, hmmmmmmmm 8-) my Mitsubisi Evo 8 had that thread on it
lets go see the guy i went to for Evo parts lol
And behold Dash fittings are made for 1952 Willys Jeeps and 2008 Evo 8's
Ok it's standard thread but hey it looks like crap until i splash some olive drab on it, but it works lol
But do not worry, it's just temporarily, a friend of mine is a certified Learjet mechanic and is gonna make me a aircraft graded fuelline to keep that stock look lol.
those couplings cost around 10 bucks a piece but bolt right on and the Kevlar armored and heat resistant modern fuel line work absolutely fabulous and are safer then the original setup. No worries about breaking and you can guide it well away from the manifold to even prevent vapourlock in 6the fuelline
So if you need a quick fix or you are not bothered about originality, just go to your local motorsport store and get some Dash connectors and flexible fuelline if only as a back up in the glove box for emergency repair.
