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jim larson · 2K+ Club

Need advice on fuel line from pump to carb.

Bobs_Place · Vice President

Jim

I would get a steel line from the auto parts store, an adapter to connect the steel line to the carb. I think the fuel pump is 3/8 inverted flare (check it, there may be some kind of adapter on the pump outlet that you could use as a sample for sizing). Cut, shorten and bend as needed, locate the filter out in front of the engine away from exhaust heat, keep the rubber lines at the filter short. Maybe no more than $10.00 or so? I would also put a slight flare on the lines ends to the filter to help hold the rubber lines in place.

dashboard · 2K+ Club

Summit Racing has the correct and complete steel gas line pump to carb (4V) made buy Right Stuff Detailing for $18.

jim larson · 2K+ Club

Likely will go Bob’s way; but Kevin are you saying sumitt has a fuel line for a sb st fuel pump to An Edelbrock carb? Thanks guys

Bobs_Place · Vice President

I have tubing benders if needed and you happen to be in my area.

dashboard · 2K+ Club

Jim the Summit line is for a Q-jet.

jim larson · 2K+ Club

Bobs_Place wrote:
I have tubing benders if needed and you happen to be in my area.

Thanks for the offer Bob, I just may take you up on that. Currently I just put a metal filter in place of the plastic one.

Lost in the 60s · President

I have the Summit brand 90 degree line that fits under an air filter. It has an included fuel filter with a 3/8 male end. I used a braided flex hose from the pump to the filter and routed it in the original position. No hoses, or issues with the nipple coming straight out of the carb.

jim larson · 2K+ Club

Lost in the 60s wrote:
I have the Summit brand 90 degree line that fits under an air filter. It has an included fuel filter with a 3/8 male end. I used a braided flex hose from the pump to the filter and routed it in the original position. No hoses, or issues with the nipple coming straight out of the carb.

Found it at summit part # G1532; Thanks, I wonder if amazon carries it? Do you use a fitting on the fuel pump in addition to the braided flex hose?

Bobs_Place · Vice President

jim larson wrote:
Lost in the 60s wrote:
I have the Summit brand 90 degree line that fits under an air filter. It has an included fuel filter with a 3/8 male end. I used a braided flex hose from the pump to the filter and routed it in the original position. No hoses, or issues with the nipple coming straight out of the carb.

Found it at summit part # G1532; Thanks, I wonder if amazon carries it? Do you use a fitting on the fuel pump in addition to the braided flex hose?

That looks like an SAE flare which is a 45* (as I recall) hard to tell for sure in the picture, but not the same as copper/brass @ 37*. You would need a two part fitting assembled on to the braided hose at each end and then adapt to the fuel pump. I don't think that hose would work as a push on. Also you will need to check thread style/size at the carb and get a banjo to (I think) 7/8-20 adapter, same as Holley with center hung float. Another-words, I don't think you just screw the fitting (as pictured) directly into the carb. Maybe Mitch could clarify for sure.