Re: [T3] Fuel hose connector

["Daryl Koch" <pbulman@nycap.rr.com>]

This happened to me on a bug.  It did catch fire.  After I emptied an
extinguisher, I was able to tape up the burnt wires & drive the pipe back
into the carb. so that I could get home.  When I got home I drove it in
better & staked it.  The only other idea might be to drill, tap & use a
small set screw to hold it in.

Daryl - 72SB
- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Baum" <daniel@type34.info>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] Fuel hose connector


> 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
> >>
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