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Blue68 · 02-03-2003, 05:35 PM

Your ingenuity is pretty good. Only where is the rubber hose? In the cab? Not the place for it. If so, run your steel line from the sending unit behind the seat through the floor. Then put in a 90 degree bend to the framerail and connect your rubber hose there.

I'm with CPNE about just replacing all of your fuel line when you get a chance. I don't think you will experience starvation under most driving circumstances. If you do some highway runs at higher speeds and then go to pass someone, you would likely run into a starvation issue, plus the pump has to work a little harder to pull the fuel through a smaller hose.

At idle, you realy shouldn't have a problem (except after a high consumption run). You may have a tuning problem if it won't idle properly.

02-03-2003, 05:35 PM	#4
Blue68 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Frisco, Tx, USA Posts: 606	Your ingenuity is pretty good. Only where is the rubber hose? In the cab? Not the place for it. If so, run your steel line from the sending unit behind the seat through the floor. Then put in a 90 degree bend to the framerail and connect your rubber hose there. I'm with CPNE about just replacing all of your fuel line when you get a chance. I don't think you will experience starvation under most driving circumstances. If you do some highway runs at higher speeds and then go to pass someone, you would likely run into a starvation issue, plus the pump has to work a little harder to pull the fuel through a smaller hose. At idle, you realy shouldn't have a problem (except after a high consumption run). You may have a tuning problem if it won't idle properly. __________________ http://home.comcast.net/~r.landrum/w...tos.html-.html '68 C-10 LWB, '98 Z-71 350 w/accessories (Serpentine), Edelbrock Performer, Edelbrock 1405 (600cfm) carb, GM HEI, CompCam Extreme 4x4 roller cam, Thorley Headers, Carter Electric Fuel Pump, Vintage Air, 700r4, 3.73, disc brakes and power steering upgrades.