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Old 02-02-2016, 01:32 AM   #11
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Re: Routing Fuel Lines

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Originally Posted by clemsonteg View Post
t IF something went wrong and the line became cut or punctured it could spray pressurized fuel on hot exhaust.

Any reason why you picked the passenger side over the driver side?
Mine pumped fuel onto the headers and it didn't ignite. Heat and open flame will ignite things differently (think spark plug vs compression ignition). Its possible, I suppose. I chose the passenger side because my brake stuff all runs the driver side and I wanted space for a chute cable and other stuff on that side.

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Originally Posted by Ole Greenie View Post
The fuel supply line came off! It had unhooked itself from the fuel rail and was hanging on by 1/2".
This is a unfortunately common problem with old-design Quick-connect fittings, as the only thing retaining the fitting is the "clip" on the inside. If you re-used stock fittings, its worth buying a new internal clip because they fatigue very quicky (especially when being removed without a quick disconnect tool). The Earls and Holley fittings that used the old-style connection fail in the same manner, if not worse. The best option is a quick connect fitting with a positive retention (like the screw-on endplate the new fittings have, or like the ones you posted in the link).

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Originally Posted by nsb29 View Post
why not run your line on the out side of the frame that will keep it away from your exhaust I have ben wondering im using a corvette fuel filter w/belt in regular can I put it by the tank so I only run one line up to the fuel rail ??
Since the frame is a channel, most folks run it inside so its out of the way. On the outside of the rail, you'd have a fairly visible set of lines and a filter. Mechanically thats fine, just not really visually appealing.
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