Ferrari Mailing List: Re: "Hoses", subtitle: Just to Please Clyde...

[Rick Moseley (ramosel]

I helped a friend rebuild some Stromberg carbs for an old flathead.  This stuff worked great, looked great... Until  a year later when he used carb cleaner and all the color flowed onto his otherwise pristine 50s Edelbrock manifold.   Tip:  if you need to re-spray, brake cleaner can do even more damage, faster.   Stuff stands up to gas but not much else.  

On Dec 24, 2014, at 12:57 PM, Doug & Terri <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:

Time + Eastwood new carb in a can Paint + new eBay name = one ticket outta town card.

Your pal

Harry Longabaugh

 

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From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of Rick Lindsay
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 6:51 AM
To: DOUG
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] "Hoses", subtitle: Just to Please Clyde...

 

Hey Gang,

 

We all know that old fuel plumbing is the cause of many engine fires. And we all know that Clyde hates carburetors.  How could we not?! 

 

Carburetted systems operate at 2-3psi but are 'open' systems. That is, float bowls are vented. Fuel injected systems are closed systems, eliminating the flooded float chamber problem, BUT they operate at really high pressure! That brings another set of potential problems. Any way one looks at it, fuel is dangerous.

 

Here is a strong lesson in why we should change all fuel plumbing to modern alcohol safe hose. 

 

http://aubard.us/Charro/20141222_114738.jpg

 

Those are the Dellorto DHLA45 carburetors from a friend's Esprit! They are rebuildable and I am doing so.

 

http://aubard.us/Charro/20141222_122856.jpg

 

So the message is, independent of whether we have Webers, Dellortos or Bosch aspirated engines; Change the fuel hoses and clamps. Merry Christmas.  :-P

 

-rick 

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