Re: [T3] Fuel hose connector

["Daniel Baum" <daniel@type34.info>]

<x-flowed>I had one come out in my hand once.

I scuffed it up with a file and tapped it back in with a coating of 
thread-lock cement (Bison, not Loctite).

It's been fine since.

I wonder how much more it would have cost Solex to use threaded pipes, and 
how many cars have been burnt up because of it.

Daniel


> I've had the same experience as you once, that the brass fitting came out 
> of a carburettor. I just tapped it in place, tight of course, with a 
> hammer, and havent experienced a leak since. I believe vibrations and 
> constant temperature changes can make them come loose, I hardly think the 
> pressure from the fuel pump is enough to "blow" it out.
>
> PerL
> 73 & 70 Variant
>
> Jonathan O'Donnell-Young wrote:
>
> > Hello T3ers
> > had an interesting experience on my way home tonight when just before I 
> > got
> > home I lost power and began to smell fuel. I pulled up to discover that 
> > the
> > righthand carb had blown the brass connector and  fuel hose out and was
> > happily spraying fuel everywhere!
> > Loctite 601 (or something called "wickin"?)  has been suggested as a fix -
> > all further input gratefully received.
> > Best Regards
> > Jonathan
> > Ascot Green 70 Fastback
> > Melbourne
> > Australia
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

</x-flowed>