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  1. fiatbrett

    fiatbrett Karting

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    #1 fiatbrett, Jul 14, 2010
    I am hoping someone can help me with a fuel line question. I am replacing all of the fuel lines on my '85 308 QV and forgot to write down which steel braided line goes where into the fuel distributor (it was late at night, not thinking clearly!).

    Can someone look at their car and tell me where the steel braided fuel supply line connects at the distributor and where the other steel braided line connects at the distributor from the fuel return pipe?

    Looking down at the distributor from the rear of the car there are two connections for the steel braided lines; one is at 12 o'clock and the other is at about 2 o'clock. One of the connections uses a banjo fitting and the other is a compression fitting.

    Thanks for the help!
     
  2. stevel48

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    #2 stevel48, Jul 14, 2010
    I'd be interested in getting your parts list as I want to do the same thing.
     
  3. fiatbrett

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    #3 fiatbrett, Jul 14, 2010
    Sure thing; Let me finish the install of all lines and I will post the exact number/length/type of hoses and clamps I used.

    Anyone able to help me with the location of the steel braided hoses to fuel distributor in original post? Thanks.
     
  4. stevel48

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    #4 stevel48, Jul 14, 2010
    I just looked at my 85 and the banjo(with 2 lines) is at 12:00 and the straight fitting is at 2,
     
  5. fiatbrett

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    #5 fiatbrett, Jul 14, 2010
    Great, thanks. Can you tell me where the other end of each line connects? Does the banjo line at 12 o'clock go to the fuel supply hardline (from the fuel filter) or to the other fuel return line?

    Thanks for your help!
     
  6. stevel48

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    #6 stevel48, Jul 14, 2010
    the banjo goes to the fuel return on the passenger side tank.
     
  7. st@ven

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    #7 st@ven, Jul 14, 2010
    i always thought they had different sizes. Appearently not.. Thanks for sharing
     
  8. fiatbrett

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    #8 fiatbrett, Jul 14, 2010
    Awesome, thanks Steve! I'll post materials used as soon as I complete.
     
  9. stevel48

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    #9 stevel48, Jul 14, 2010
    Brett,

    You and I have the same exact car. What's is your VIN?

    My car came from a private seller in Dallas who had the car at Boardwalk as well.

    Have you done the belt service yet? I am 50% done with mine and I have documented it all with photos. I'll be doing a write-up once it's done.
     
  10. fiatbrett

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    #10 fiatbrett, Jul 15, 2010
    Steve, I sent you an email re: the car. Good luck with the belts I did mine a few months ago, and couldn't have begun to tackle the project without this board!
     
  11. robertgarven

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  13. PV Dirk

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    #13 PV Dirk, Jul 15, 2010
    He does sell kits. I purchased three kits from him plus some other special. Fuel, coolant, evap. He has them for many different models of our cars. Give them a call at SRI, great people to deal with. He sent me an e-mail with what is included in the kits for me to review before I purchased them.
     
  14. Spasso

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    #14 Spasso, Jul 15, 2010
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    #15 mwr4440, Jul 16, 2010
    JUST DO IT.

    AND replace all the plastic lines coming out of the fuel distributor. See Daniel or Verell (Unobtainium Supply) on this site or the www.


    IMNSHO, Go cheap here (NAPA or the like), keep your weeners and marshmellows handy.
     
  16. Spasso

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    #16 Spasso, Jul 16, 2010
    YUP!
     
  17. robertgarven

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    #17 robertgarven, Jul 17, 2010
    Sorry for the late post. Im working on my carbs for the first time. If you want to be a masochist you can do like me and replace the vacuum and heater hoses. It only added 6 months onto my project!!!

    HA

    Dave is the best. I gave him some lengths for the GT4. I am a very satisfied customer. Just out of curiosity I tried to source some of the hose he sold me that was that was not his custom made hose and came up blank. Save your valuable time go to him first. I got a great tip also. Use some silicone paste (sparingly) on the lower crossover and fuel hose pipe tubes and 40mm water pipes and they make the process go much faster. DO NOT use it on small non lip things like the small tubes out of the gas tank you will never get the hose clamp tight enough!!

    http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=138982844#post138982844

    Cheers

    Rob
     
  18. bfried

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    #18 bfried, Jul 19, 2010
    Does anyone have an idea of how much a fuel line replacement for a Mondial should cost using a retail mechanical shop? I'm not very mechanical and might make more of a mess if trying to do it myself!
     

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