<VV> Fuel Seepage at Carb Inlet Fittings

[Shaun McGarvey]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Mikeamauro at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 7:48 PM
Subject: <VV> Fuel Seepage at Carb Inlet Fittings


> After 36 years of trying all kind of things to make the stock set up work,
> I'm ready to take drastic measures. Here's what I figure: vibration, set 
> up
> down  the steel fuel lines, no matter how firmly the inlet nut is 
> tightened,
> eventually loosens the nut. Then, the threads, being basically an inclined
> plane, once loosened, back out in the direction henceforth from which 
> installed.
> I've tried all the regular, as-well-as irregular stuff: 1st  tightening 
> the big
> not (to carb), and then the fuel line fitting (while backing  up the big
> nut); thread lock compound; Clark's deeper carb inlet nut; stock  fiber
> washers...nearly stock, but copper-clad washers...and aluminum washers. If 
> I've missed
> anything, please let me know, but all stated before is to hopefully  hold 
> back
> any standard "have you tried this, and have you tried that"  comments. 
> What's
> next: because my hypothesis is the inlet nut is backing out  ultimately 
> due
> to vibration, I'm going to insert a section of flexible  fuel line in the 
> steel
> lines leading to each carb. Questions: has anyone done  this? And, I want 
> to
> use braided fuel line (preferably Teflon  lined) designed and rated
> specifically for fuel line service in an engine  compartment. Can anyone 
> state a source
> for flexible fuel line meeting these  specifications?
>
> Much obliged,
> Mike Mauro
>
>
>
>
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