03-29-2014, 12:12 PM | #1 |
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Gas Line Leak
Gas line leak between carburetor and fuel pump. How to prevent leaks at nuts and farrels? Have tried soldering and crimping. Any suggestions?
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03-29-2014, 12:40 PM | #2 |
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Re: Gas Line Leak
I think the alignment on these fittings needs to be spot on.
I had a little trouble, but some re-bending of the line made it leak free
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03-29-2014, 12:49 PM | #3 |
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Re: Gas Line Leak
Steve I always soften the olives on the pipes by annealing them first. Gives them a better chance to seal. Always works for me.
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03-29-2014, 04:34 PM | #4 |
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Re: Gas Line Leak
I think some companies have made the ferrules out of hard brass and they won't compress to form a seal. Like Tiger said heat them up with a soft flame and put in cold water to soften them. G.M.
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03-29-2014, 07:25 PM | #5 |
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Re: Gas Line Leak
Try realigning first as jrhaelig suggests. I had exactly the same problem. I took the pipe off again and carefully and slowly did the nuts up...no leaks.
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04-01-2014, 10:30 PM | #6 |
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Re: Gas Line Leak
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04-01-2014, 10:41 PM | #7 |
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Re: Gas Line Leak
??????? April fool, right ????????
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