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MG TD TF 1500 - Installing anew fuel line

1953 MG TD - If you installed a new fuel line from the tank to the pump did you shorten the line? I'm having trouble getting the line to stay close to the firewall but still make the correct bend into the fuel pump. Normally I'd just cut off a piece of the line but I've done quick fixes before on these cars and lived to regret it. That's why I'm checking first.

Tim
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Timothy Burchfield

Tim, so you are saying that it is too long ?? Are you running it properly??

Steve
SPW Wincze

Tim, which tank outlet are you hooking up to? Bud
Bud Krueger

Steve, yeah, it appears too long. In order to get it to meet the fuel pump I would have to do some serious bending and I'm afraid of kinking the line. I ran it through all of the clips on the frame. I bent it in to shape similar at the gas tank to what I saw in pictures of original cars.

Bud, I installed the line in the fitting on the right side of the car. That seemed to be where others are fitted.

BTW the fuel line came from Moss.

Thanks

Tim
Timothy Burchfield

Have you measured it? Hard to imagine Moss giving away extra line. Ask them how long it should be. I imagine that they'd replace it if it's too long.

If you're only talking of less than a foot you could make like a MKII and go to the other outlet. Bud
Bud Krueger

going onto the pump should be a nice large radius bend,, shouldn't be so tight that it might kink..
SPW Wincze

Bud, I didn't measure it and I can't now due to technical issues (technically I'm too lazy to attempt it).

Steve, have you tried to bend a new fuel line? I'm not talking about any sharp curves. it is pretty hard material for copper (and whatever else is in there). I might get a small electrical conduit bender and give it a try. Thanks for your help guys.

Regards

Tim
Timothy Burchfield

It should be possible to use both locally applied heat and the appropriate bending spring. Obviously care needs to be taken with heat and fuel lines. The bending spring can only be used of course if the connections at one end at least haven't been fitted. Cheers
Peter TD 5801
P Hehir

At some point I had a similar deal. At that time, the end fitting was just soldered on. Using a propane torch, I just removed the fitting, used a tubing cutter to get length I wanted, and re-soldered. Just took a few minutes. George PS- with all of the vapor lock issues, don't think about making loops or having any extra length at all!
George Butz III

Tim,
I replaced my fuel pump a few years ago,, and inthe psicess i twisted the fuel line at the pump,, i spliced in a section that i purchased from a local hardware store,, myorig was from Moss, i had no problem bending either one ,, no benders, jut slow careful bending by hand.
SPW Wincze

I installed my Moss line a few years ago and it bent easy without any extra line to spare. I did use a line bender to get a couple bends how I wanted. They sent nuts with the brass compression collars but I purchased a brass fitting that soldered on to use instead. It was listed for another year MG but can't remember which. I used the soldier fitting because many pictures of original cars look to have the fitting plus the back tank fitting doesn't let the line slip in far which doesn't give the compression fitting much to grab. I've been slowly putting my car back together for 14 years now. I hope to speed it up soon and get it finished.
rich40701

Rich, I'm thinking of switching out my compression fittings for the same reason.

Regards

Tim
Timothy Burchfield

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