Rubber Fuel Hoses – Maintenance
After a recent drive in my ‘B I noticed a puddle of fuel under the car at the back of the fuel tank. After some investigation it turned out to be one of the two rubber fuel hoses that connect the pump to the fuel feed pipe under the car had perished and gone mushy around the clamp and had started to leak.
These hoses are well hidden from everyday view and easily forgotten about, so I decided it was timely to replace all the fuel hoses. Interestingly the under bonnet hoses were still in good condition unlike their under car counterparts.
Just a reminder to everyone to check these hoses periodically and particularly if you have a late B with the HIF4 carb set up, the fuel hose that connects the two carbs behind the air cleaners. Well hidden and sits above the hot exhaust manifold……one of our group has had this hose let go whilst on a previous run.
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