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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Thinking the position of the fuel lines could be a(nother) source of my vapor lock issue I did some rerouting. Today when the condition happened again with my new electric fuel pump, the fuel lines were routed as per the below. Note, the line touched the sheet metal where the larger piece of tubing is wrapped around the fuel line. It was not touching the oil cooler even though it looks that way from above:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://ibb.co/D9MRP5R">https://ibb.co/D9MRP5R</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://ibb.co/sVGtq6b">https://ibb.co/sVGtq6b</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://ibb.co/sqrSgqk">https://ibb.co/sqrSgqk</a> (shows the previous gap between the oil cooler and fuel line)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Whether or not that routing was problematic, here is how I have rerouted the lines so there is no contact anywhere. Better? I would rather have them out of sight under the air cleaner but whatever it takes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://ibb.co/hDLd4Sq">https://ibb.co/hDLd4Sq</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://ibb.co/R4bhQM9">https://ibb.co/R4bhQM9</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, the entire system from the fuel tank back to the carbs:<o:p></o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>the screen was intact and clean<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>There is a filter before the pump, which is then lined to the hard line ( <a href="https://ibb.co/c1v9mw3">https://ibb.co/c1v9mw3</a> )<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>From the hard line into the engine cpt through grommet to filter pictured above <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>From filter to T-fitting, to carbs<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>That’s the entire fuel system. Thoughts, hunches, suggested voodoo rituals? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dave<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br />
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