Fuel System: How many feet?

[Hawklover]

On a Studebaker Avanti..................

How many feet of steel fuel line is needed from the gas tank to the drain T?

How many feet of steel fuel line is needed from the gas filter back to the return hose running up to the gas tank?

Thanks in advance...............50 years is more than anyone can ask of any part:-)

[63r2]

It's not under warranty ??

[Hawklover]

I love that:-)

Also am thinking of using a fuel block instead of the Stude T on the frame..........how would this be?............a fuel block with 3/8 NPT in and out......and on this same block two additional ports where a shut off valve can be plumbed, and a drain cock instead of the small bolt that is used on the Studebaker T block.
Thoughts?

[sweetolbob]

Are you looking to do something like this.

This is my 83 injected engine

This the 74 carbed engine

I would stay with the Stude block. Going to the NPT block will double the number of fittings and just that many more chances of leaks. With the stude block you can use brake line and buy it already flared. I just cut it to length and flared the other end.

If you don't like flaring lines then the NPT/compression fittings will work just fine.

Bob

[Hawklover]

Bob, I plan on using Cunifer line for the 3/8 and 1/4 inch lines. I am not a lover of compression fittings with ferrals (sp)..seen too many horrors!

Are you looking to do something like this.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]38349[/ATTACH] This is my 83 injected engine

[ATTACH=CONFIG]38350[/ATTACH] This the 74 carbed engine

I would stay with the Stude block. Going to the NPT block will double the number of fittings and just that many more chances of leaks. With the stude block you can use brake line and buy it already flared. I just cut it to length and flared the other end.

If you don't like flaring lines then the NPT/compression fittings will work just fine.

Bob

[karterfred88]

This may help, you can add or subtract where you want to modify.

http://www.studebaker-info.org/text3/orig_gas_lines.txt