Re: Totally unrelated fuel hose question

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@xxxxxx>]

Hi Jason:

A few months ago I replaced all the fuel hoses under my '87 Spider with 
regular (not molded) high pressure fuel hose.  I recall that it was a 
little tricky to get it looped and curved just right, but that was maybe a 
thousand miles ago, and it's worked fine.  The hose you're asking about 
took the most work, as it had two nearly-180 degree bends to it.  You'll 
find that the fuel hose will bend well in one direction, but will kink if 
bent in the other, presumably since it's been sitting on a reel for who 
knows how long.  The hard lines you're seeing aren't plastic.  They are 
steel, but have a gray/beige paint/coating that does have a plastic look to 
it.  They're not as fragile as they might appear, but do use appropriate 
caution when working on them.  You know, if one hose is bad, they may all 
be, so you might want to do as I did, and attack them all while you're 
under there and already drenched in gasoline.  Don't forget the fuel 
filter, either.

Regards,

Dean
Lutz, FL
'74 & '87 Spider Veloce's



At 01:36 AM 4/1/2003, you wrote:

> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 19:33:17 -0700
> From: "Jason Arrington" <jarrington@domain.elided>
> Subject: Totally unrelated fuel hose question
>
> Okay, so my '87 Spider bit the dust on possibly the nicest top down Alfa
> driving day so far this year - figures. I towed it home and determined
> the fuel pump was toast - no biggie. Good news - the local import parts
> place has a replacement in stock, and once I got it installed the beast
> fired right up. Bad news - the molded hose going from the fuel tank to
> the pump split wide open and is leaking like crazy. This is the piece
> that attaches to the inlet of the fuel pump on one end and the plastic
> line coming down from the gas tank on the other. Are these available
> somewhere, or can I simply fabricate something from a length of
> similar-sized fuel line and a couple of "u" shaped fittings? The piece
> in question is about 8" long and doubles back on itself at each end.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jason Arrington
> '87 Spider Quad
> Springville, UT
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