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| | | | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 91 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 91 | Can I make the vac. advance line out of brake line ? Are the brakeline fittings the right threads? Thanks | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Yep on the 3/16" steel brake line and yep at one end, the end that goes into the stock carb base is a compression fitting.
Denny Graham
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Thought they were smaller than 3/16", or it is just because the 5/16" fuel line beside it makes the vacuum line look small?
Grigg | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
1/8" for the mechanical "sender" line to the oil pressure gauge. (the vacuum-advance line has a larger diameter).
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Could the vacuum advance line be 5/32" or is it truly 3/16" as Denny said it is?
I should go measure mine but won't be able to till Monday..
I only ask because looking at the picture in my mind I see 3/16" as being to large, and I have a fairly well calibrated eyeball...
Grigg | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,805 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,805 | Every one I can remember replacing was done by using regular 3/16" steel brake line. There's an oddball fitting on one end of some of them, the one-time use compression fitting with the tapered end that grips the steel line. Ford used a similar fitting on the ends of 1/4" fuel lines, IIRC.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 91 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 91 | This is Elmer here; I bought the fittings that would go on the 3/16 brake line. The one that goes on the vac. advance fits right but the one that goes on the carb does not seem right, and I Don't want to force it to mayby strip the threads. They look right but if someone said they used the fitting from the brake line there I would try it. What do you think?? Thanks | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Measured several at a truck show this weekend, 3/16" it is.
Sorry for the confusion and not being trusting.
Grigg | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 374 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 374 | The end at the carb has a compression fitting (as Hotrod Lincoln stated above) on mine (Carter W1 carb). You can buy one at NAPA.
Last edited by Big Tee; 09/13/2010 1:28 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 91 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 91 | Yeh; The compression fitting on the carb end makes sense now. Thanks for all the good feedback, I don't know what I would do without you guys. I'm sure I'll be calling on you again in the future so thanks again. | | |
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