Fuel line

[Pete F]

Is there any of you out there that are old enough to remember hot rods from the late 40's to early 50's
My question is what kind or what color fuel lines feed multi carb setups
I'm building a 34 Ford flathead with 4- Holley 94 carbs and want to put the proper fuel lines on from that era.
Thanks


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[paul2748]

Red - was clear. I think Speedway still sells it.

[G.M.]

Originally Posted by Pete F

Is there any of you out there that are old enough to remember hot rods from the late 40's to early 50's
My question is what kind or what color fuel lines feed multi carb setups
I'm building a 34 Ford flathead with 4- Holley 94 carbs and want to put the proper fuel lines on from that era.
Thanks


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I don't remember anyone changing fuel lines back in the 40's. The
stock line should handle 4 carbs. If you change line size remember
the ID holes in ALL fittings must be equal to the ID of the fuel line.
If you have a fitting with 1/4" ID you are only going to get the max
amount of fuel that would flow through a 1/4" line at the same fuel
pressures. You would want to run the fuel pressure up at about 4 lbs.
on the stock fuel line. G.M.

[Pete F]

Originally Posted by paul2748

Red - was clear. I think Speedway still sells it.

So,do you think I should use clear.
I found some reinforced on ebay


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[V12Bill]

Plastic line dries out and cracks and leaks.

[Pete F]

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Originally Posted by V12Bill

Plastic line dries out and cracks and leaks.

I agree
But I'm just trying to do what was done back in the day and I can't find any pictures.


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[51 MERC-CT]

All depends on where you had the fuel 'log' mounted.
If mounted on the firewall, Red plastic.
If mounted on the engine, plated steel or copper line.
And then there were some, even with the 'log' on the engine, still used red plastic because they did not have the ability to form the steel tube.

[Joe Immler]

I remember back in the day that the Police had a motorcycle squad called "The Flying Squadron." They would patrol the streets near the drive ins where we all used to hang out. They would pull over hot rods and customs and inspect them for items such as legal bumper height and...plastic fuel lines. They were illegal because they caused a lot of engine fires when they disintegrated and leaked fuel. BTW this was in Ohio.
So, even back then plastic fuel line was a danger.

[19Fordy]

Pay attention to what V12Bill stated because it's true. You don't want your vehicle to go
up in flames. DO NOT USE ANY plastic fuel line for gasolene.

Read about red fuel line here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=red+...hrome&ie=UTF-8

[Oakhurst]

In 1959, my buddy put three deuces on his dad's 54 Olds using clear plastic. Caught fire on Prom nite. Had to use a taxi.

[JSeery]

I was always a fan of the red fuel line, liked the look.

[1931 flamingo]

I remember that also. I think today's fuel will "eat" it though.
Paul in CT

[joe plumber]

Speedway Motors has it