Fuel Vent Crossover, 140A

[elliotblock]

I have been trying to track down a fuel smell in the cockpit and I have determined it is the fuel vent crossover tube.

Does anybody have a photo or photos of what that area looks like when it isn’t covered up by the headliner?

Thanks!
Elliot

[8474]

Hi Elliot,

while working on mine before getting it ready for the new headliner I found it broken. I had a friend of mine weld it and then I put new hoses on it.

Yours could either be broken or possibly the hoses just cracked from age.

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[elliotblock]

Thanks!

Fixed mine this weekend and the fuel smell is gone!

Does anyone know if these parts are factory? Is the "49" on the tubing a date code for 1949?

Elliot

[4004]

Most likely - most "quality" rubber goods have some type of manufacture date coding on them - think shelf life, etc and even auto tires are coded.

[6183]

Those clamps are the originals.

[8474]

So the smell turned out to be from the cracked hoses?

[elliotblock]

Thanks for the info.

Just to be clear that longitudinal slit is something I did with a razor blade in order to get them off. But they were pretty brittle.

I think the fuel smell came from the clamps not being tight enough -- not sure what tool would be used to tighten them anyway. Replaced them with worm gear clamps and replaced the hoses; all better!

Elliot

[8474]

Thanks for the info.

Just to be clear that longitudinal slit is something I did with a razor blade in order to get them off. But they were pretty brittle.

I think the fuel smell came from the clamps not being tight enough -- not sure what tool would be used to tighten them anyway. Replaced them with worm gear clamps and replaced the hoses; all better!

Elliot

Yes, I suspected that you cut the hoses to get them off, I was referring to the crack that runs thru the letter A. Glad it all worked out.