rubber fuel lines - legal?

[Dave_EH]

Hi,

Does anyone know about fuel line set ups (from glass bowl fuel pump to carby) for raodworthy purposes?

Should I get a piece of solid steel pipe made up to go up and around the front of the tappet cover and around to the Holly like standard, or can I just run a short steel line up from the pump then use rubber fuel lines from there up to the carby?

If the later is allowed would the adjoining ends have to be flared?

Cheers
Dave

[craiga]

Dave,

So long as the rubber line is clear of any significant heat source you will be OK. Just use clamps on both ends and you'll be fine. Plenty of cars use rubber fuel lines, even old (and not so old!) Jags that catch on fire when the underbonnet heat makes the rubber brittle and they leak and catch fire.

Why not just chase up an original steel line? IMHO much neater and much much more secure and safer.

Cheers,

Craig.

[Dave_EH]

Thanks Craig,

Thats exactly the info I was after.  Its just that the original stromberg steel line won't reach round to the back of the Holley, and the Holley has a short piece of still pipe that has been cut off, so I though I could cut the old steel line and join the two in the interim while I source a new piece of line... I've even got my own tube bender now!

Cheers
Dave

[Al]

Dave do that with the original fuel line but get the end that you have cut off flared helps to keep rubber line from slipping off.

  Cheers Al

[mcl1959]

Make sure you use rubber line specifically marked for fuel useage.
I just had to add this rider in case a reader read the post and thought that just any rubber hose would do.

Ken