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Isolating the fuel line from heat sources helps a lot, so try and keep from running it too close to the block IMHO. Looking good though Jon!

You got a mechanical pump?

Nothing wrong with the stock route which is down between the water pump housing and the alternator.

The important bit to keep cool is where the line from the tank runs along the chassis rail parallel to the exhaust headers. Insulate the pipe along there and keep it as far away from the exhaust pipes as possible.

RW71 wrote:Isolating the fuel line from heat sources helps a lot, so try and keep from running it too close to the block IMHO. Looking good though Jon!

Thank you, I think I will go with option 1, up and over the cam cover.

Dave wrote:You got a mechanical pump?

Nothing wrong with the stock route which is down between the water pump housing and the alternator.

The important bit to keep cool is where the line from the tank runs along the chassis rail parallel to the exhaust headers. Insulate the pipe along there and keep it as far away from the exhaust pipes as possible.

Yeah I have a mechanical pump.
Hmm looks like both ways are okay to run then. Thanks.

I personally would swap your fuel fittings on the carb 180 degrees & feed the fuel line up the bulkhead for a rear entry as opposed the front entry you have.

As Dave said, nothing wrong with stock route

Just try to keep fuel lines tidy, away from heat source.

mopar_mark wrote:I personally would swap your fuel fittings on the carb 180 degrees & feed the fuel line up the bulkhead for a rear entry as opposed the front entry you have.

Bit tricky with a mechanical pump though Mark?

Dave wrote:

mopar_mark wrote:I personally would swap your fuel fittings on the carb 180 degrees & feed the fuel line up the bulkhead for a rear entry as opposed the front entry you have.

Bit tricky with a mechanical pump though Mark?

I was thinking this, might get close to the block/exhaust.

I think I will go with option 1, up and over the 'rocker cover'.

Thanks guys. Should bolt it all up tonight and see what happens. Small explosion and large fire I expect!

J

Will it not fit down by the base of the distributor and down behind the alternator? If you are going that route make sure the hose is clamped so it can't foul the fan belt, it's tight but it normally makes for the neatest installation.

Blue wrote:Will it not fit down by the base of the distributor and down behind the alternator? If you are going that route make sure the hose is clamped so it can't foul the fan belt, it's tight but it normally makes for the neatest installation.

I'll have a lookski again tonight. Thanks.

Dave wrote:
Bit tricky with a mechanical pump though Mark?

Ooops, I missed that bit about the mech pump

mopar_mark wrote:

Dave wrote:
Bit tricky with a mechanical pump though Mark?

Ooops, I missed that bit about the mech pump

Thanks for your input, I can see where you were coming from regarding an electric pump

I got the car running for a little bit, about 10 seconds but then it cut out.

To start with the carb was waterfalling fuel. like a fountain. So I have wound in the fuel needles things on the top of the carb to almost as far as they will go to try to lower the float level... That seemed to stop the fountain of fuel but the sight plug still shows a huge amount of fuel coming out when I remove this.

Fuel is leaking from one of the carb an6 bits as an o ring has pinched, miss formed and now it will not go back. Doh! I've bought some more and will have to wait for these to arrive now.

If I open the viewing screw (after it just stopped) fuel pours out, so the float must still be allowing too much in?

The car ended with a huge smokey pop (too lean?)

I've not touched the timing at all.

Any ideas? Thanks

One thing at a time sort the float levels!! And put everything back to base line settings. I.e mixture screws ect.

If you can't set the fuel level because you've run out of adjustment, you need to take off the float bowls and bend up the tabs on the floats a touch, that should sort it.

Pete.S wrote:One thing at a time sort the float levels!! And put everything back to base line settings. I.e mixture screws ect.

Thanks both, and yeah mixture screws are there now.

Think I might need to bend the floats a bit.

Thanks

J