360 Fuel pump hook-up
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From: Covington usa
360 Fuel pump hook-up
Help!! I was helping my son with his 76 360 F250 tonight and as he was fiffling with something I heard a squirt and smelled gas. I floow3d the fule line down from the carb to the fule pump and saw that the fule line has a cooper screw fitting but it's plugged into a rubber hose that goes into the pump? Why would the metal line have a way to screw it into another metal line but it's stuck into a rubber tube? Can anyone tell me how their gas line is connected to the pump? Thanks...feel free to email me at lonnie.dotson@boeing.com...if you can
oops
should have been "fiddling" *blush*
oops
should have been "fiddling" *blush*
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From: NE Texas
The metal line is supposed to be preformed and connected to the carb from the fuel pump in one piece. They did not come with in-line filters. Two things might have happened: (1) The line was broken at some point and another, shorter line was installed requiring a hose coupler to make it fit or (2) an in-line filter may have been installed at some point and later removed.
In any case - if the rubber hose is fastened properly and seals there should not be a problem with leaving it that way.
Almost any parts store can get the original preformed line if you want to replace it.
In any case - if the rubber hose is fastened properly and seals there should not be a problem with leaving it that way.
Almost any parts store can get the original preformed line if you want to replace it.
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Thanks big Orn, yes it looks like someone has cut the line and installed a line line filter just under the carb, whuch is fine...it's the other end that bothers me. Since my son has had the truck I have smelled gas and was going to get underneath the tank and see if there was a hole, but when he was changing the in-line fliter I heard a hiss noise that sounded like a fluide being sprayed, so I have a feeling it's the poor connection at the pump. There isn't even a clamp there!! I'll see if I can order a new one..
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Dont order one so fast I think I have your solution. This happened to me. I started my truck up one day and I smelt gas and when I backed out of the parkin spot I saw a trail following me. On the side of the fuel pump theres 2 lines, an in and an out. None of the lines have clamps. The rubber line fits over a metal fitting which then fits inside of the fuel pump. What had happened to me was that metal fitting had vibrated loose. All I did was take the rubber line off and got the end of a screw driver and tapped it back in there and made sure it was in there good. Put the line back on and it was fine. I actually did that twice then i got a couple clamps and put them on there. Just a thought to try before you go spend unecessary money lol.
