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froggiemoggie
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SU fuel pipe

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Have just dislodged the small flexible tube between float chamber and jet. Put it back, but what holds it, an olive? Rather dangerous as just above the exhaust manifold!
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bmcecosse
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Re: SU fuel pipe

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Yes and rubber seal.
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Re: SU fuel pipe

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Sorry, I forgot to mention, meant the join at the jet end not the float chamber end.....
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Re: SU fuel pipe

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Doesn't come off -new jet required I think.
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Re: SU fuel pipe

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Has been confirmed by Burlen srvices, new jet required......
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oliver90owner
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Re: SU fuel pipe

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Manifold is much less a problem than sparks, unless glowing red hot. Once had inlet connection remove itself from a carburettor. Car filled with fumes and I switched off immediately. Even after we rolled off the Tring bypass (this was barely a 2 mile stretch of down-hill morway in 1977) the fuel was still boiling on the engine. A very close shave as we were, shall we say, motoring at the time!

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