Float-a- motor, Gas and vac. line?

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Greg liekweg

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I installed a Float-a-motor this winter and was wondering if anyone has had any problems with running factory gas and vacuum lines ? I'm worried
with the extra movement of the engine that the gas and vacuum line mite end up cracking/ brake.
 
neither one is expensive to replace---cut them and put a section of flex line or rubber gas line and a hose for the vacuum
 
Greg liekweg said:
I installed a Float-a-motor this winter and was wondering if anyone has had any problems with running factory gas and vacuum lines ? I'm worried
with the extra movement of the engine that the gas and vacuum line mite end up cracking/ brake.
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Hmmmmmmm, another great reason to add to the list of why to bypass Float-a-motor mounts. Can't answer your question from personal experience but thanks for the thought! :o :eek: :p
 
i would resist putting a rubber section on the fuel line..

i dont recall any reports of fractured steel lines with FAM's

the stock original setup always worked for me
 
Greg, I have run them for years and put thousands of miles on without any trouble. I am rethinking going back to stock mounts though. 30 Years ago we weren't balancing the motors like we are now. I don't know it you really need them with the good balanced engines?
 
The factory shape of the lines is not a straight line. They allow for plenty of flex, even with fairly loose mounts.
 
silversink said:
neither one is expensive to replace---cut them and put a section of flex line or rubber gas line and a hose for the vacuum
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That sounds like a good way to catch your car on fire!!:eek::eek:


As others have said the lines have "soft" bends in them which always plenty of flex.
 
My '30 tudor had floaters when I bought it, and gas had leaked down the firewall ruining the paint, because of the flexing. I eventually went back to stock mounts and have happily put many miles on it since. Use new flex hose and change it every couple of years and you'll be fine.
 
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