Re: [ST] What does the...

[Al Garvin <agarvin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Andrew Tait wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I have just finished a spark plug, filter and oil change and putting 
> everything together I noticed that the pipe running to the fuel tank, 
> called the fuel pump pressure hose (or similar) in the Haynes manual, is 
> really badly perished and has cracked in several places.  Obviously it's 
> not going to be pressurising anything!
> 
> Does anyone know the function (apart from the obvious) of said hose, and 
> the ramifications of it being so damaged?
> 
> Why do these things always surface on a holiday weekend?  Was hoping to 
> go for a run tomorrow, but the Trumpet dealer won't be open 'til 
> Tuesday, and I am NOT reassembling that lot only to take it apart to fit 
> a new hose.  Maybe a nice bit of tubing from work or Halfords'll do the 
> job?  Maybe the hose is completely unnecessary?  Maybe I should finish 
> decorating the hall and forget about lesiure pursuits until it's finished?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
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Andrew,
   Are you refering to the hose that goes to the fuel pressure regulator 
at the front of the plate, on the tank where the fuel hoses connect?
If so this is a vaccum hose and any auto parts will have a hose that you 
can subsitute. You just need a hose that will not collapse under vaccum.
It needs to be connected to requlate the fuel pressure from the fuel 
pump.  Mine was also cracked and looked a mess, seams like they use poor 
quality hoses in this spot.
Al Garvin
San Martin, Ca.


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