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| | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 163 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 163 | I just need an female to female elbow to attach the gas tank to the fuel line. It used to have a little valve, but that has proved hard to find as well. autoparts store not very helpful at least the one starting with O. No napa anywhere around sadly.
Anyone know if that valve is really needed?
1950 Chevy 3600
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 134 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 134 | I just bought the following parts from O'Reilly
331220 - Shutoff 1/8 NPT female both ends
216200 - 1/8 male female elbow
820250 - 1/8 male NPT to 5/16 hose
These are all Plews & Edelmann parts numbers but they'll show up on O'Reilly website.
Last edited by chadkiser; 11/27/2012 1:10 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 163 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 163 | Thanks chad.
Are those the right size? Not sure what teh 1/8 means. The OD of my fitting i need to match to is like 1/2 inch?
Don't laugh to hard at my ignorance.
1950 Chevy 3600
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 134 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 134 | 1/2" in dia in about the size of 1/8" pipe so it should work. I have a 1/8" nipple 2" long that comes from the bottom of my tank and then the elbow above is screwed into that. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | You may want to install a hose at the bottom of the tank to allow for flexing. That's how it was originally.
I have a fuel filter at the bottom also. The valve is usefull when changing the filter for me. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 163 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 163 | DAD,
my fuel filter is right upstream of the carb and fuel bowl. is this a bad location?
1950 Chevy 3600
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | That's a good location for a filter. I added a filter at the carb when I was having flooding issues last summer. ...pic.. Here's my under tank set up ...pic... ...pic... | | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 134 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 134 | Dad, does that filter screw into the carb? whats the part number for one of those & where did you get it? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | Yes, One of the other bolters gave me the part number for the filter that screws into the carter and has the correct flare fitting ...pic... Picked it up at oriely auto. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | They sell mostly Ferd parts but MAC's Antique Auto Parts has a great selection of obscure fittings for fuel and brakes. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 899 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 899 | With a 60+ year old tank I'd go with DADS50 set up of a filter at the tank and one at the carb. That's what I run...never a problem!
Ed
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