soldave Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 Spotted an unfortunate Esprit fire on a Facebook group and got me thinking about the bare fuel line that's in my engine bay to my carbs. Now I don't fancy replacing all the fuel line through the chassis any time soon, but I thought of other ways to protect it. Do you think this would be worth getting to go around the line in the engine bay from carbs to as far back as I can go? Just a bit of protection from heat and possibly a bit of abrasion too? https://www.amazon.co.uk/SUNDELY-Colour-Shield-Protector-Sleeving/dp/B06XKFV7P5/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAndretti42 Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 How would you get it over the fittings on the end of the fuel line? Spiral wrap gives pretty good protection from chafing. Quote S4 Elan, Elan +2S, Federal-spec, World Championship Edition S2 Esprit #42, S1 Elise, Excel SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldave Posted November 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 42 minutes ago, USAndretti42 said: How would you get it over the fittings on the end of the fuel line? Spiral wrap gives pretty good protection from chafing. I was thinking of taking the line off the carbs and doing it that way. Still a bit risky with potentially hard line but that was my thought. Spiral wrap could be an option though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeeech Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 I'd replace the pipe entirely. The consequences of failure are too high and if it's the original pipe the likelihood of failure is also high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldave Posted December 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, mikeeech said: I'd replace the pipe entirely. The consequences of failure are too high and if it's the original pipe the likelihood of failure is also high. If replacing, whats the best way to get it through all of the holes in the chassis that the original line feeds through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeeech Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 I used copper brake pipe which fits inside the fuel line. A barb can be fashioned in the copper so with one person pulling and another pushing the original location can be maintained. I worked from the back to the front since access to the chassis was easier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldave Posted December 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 I think I'm following. So a length of copper pipe that would feed through the chassis (and through the required holes). Then attach one end to the new hose and pull through. I spotted from a previous post you used an endoscope to check that you'd gone through all the chassis holes. Sounds a delightful task! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeeech Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Yep it was an absolute pain in the neck. I'd changed the fuel line with the body off but decided to change it again with the announcement of E10 fuel so had to get a compatible pipe and redo it with the body on! Better to have peace of mind though and nothing compared to fixing a burnt out car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldave Posted December 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 True, that. What pipe did you go for in the end? And did you replace the fuel lock valve at the same time or use the existing one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeeech Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 I kept the original fuel lock valve but have put another one between the tank and fuel pump which must be a better place for it. I can't remember now where I got the fuel line from but it was specifically for E10 fuel from a reputable supplier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclat22 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Try Thinkauto.com for fuel lines and fittings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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