tx_jayhawk
Well Known Member
Hi All,
I'm trying to finish up the last few firewall forward connections and am in need of some feedback on the general fuel/oil line routing and how much "slack" to provide between the fixed point and the engine. I am planning to support both the fuel and oil lines at some point mid-span between the firewall and the engine (it seems prudent?). Maybe Mel can offer some input here?
1) Fuel - This is from transducer to mechanical fuel pump. I am going to adel clamp the line to the engine mount at the mid-point.
For reference, this is the other side of the transducer. I used 5052 tubing for the "U", as that should be a little stronger than the 3003 cheapie stuff that vans uses. Also, although it looks like the primer nipple is touching the nutplate, there is actually 0.5" of clearance.
2) Oil - The oil cooler lines are obviously the temporary clear ones until I get the hoses made. Do these lines have sufficient slack? I am planning to support the one from the engine (to lower port of cooler) with an adel clamp on the engine mount
This one just goes from the top of the cooler to the engine (a little hard to see).
Thanks
Scott
7A 0-360
I'm trying to finish up the last few firewall forward connections and am in need of some feedback on the general fuel/oil line routing and how much "slack" to provide between the fixed point and the engine. I am planning to support both the fuel and oil lines at some point mid-span between the firewall and the engine (it seems prudent?). Maybe Mel can offer some input here?
1) Fuel - This is from transducer to mechanical fuel pump. I am going to adel clamp the line to the engine mount at the mid-point.
For reference, this is the other side of the transducer. I used 5052 tubing for the "U", as that should be a little stronger than the 3003 cheapie stuff that vans uses. Also, although it looks like the primer nipple is touching the nutplate, there is actually 0.5" of clearance.
2) Oil - The oil cooler lines are obviously the temporary clear ones until I get the hoses made. Do these lines have sufficient slack? I am planning to support the one from the engine (to lower port of cooler) with an adel clamp on the engine mount
This one just goes from the top of the cooler to the engine (a little hard to see).
Thanks
Scott
7A 0-360