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Good day,
What size and material type did the factory use for the hard line from the fuel tank to the vacuum tank?
Mine has been cut up and altered with hose numerous times, I want to return it back to original.
Thanks,
Jeff
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Some say "Street is neat". I prefer "1928 is great" I have documented my 45 years with a 1928 Chev Tourer, from 1973 to 2018, and regulary add other items that I hope are of interest to others. Your comments are most welcome.The story of the Red Chev can be viewed at http://my28chev.blogspot.com/
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Actually original line was 5/16" brass. A pitiful few still have any remnants of the original lines. Most people replace with copper or tinned steel. I use the steel as it was used for gas line beginning in 1929 or 1930. Copper was not factory installed.
How Sweet the roar of a Chevy four!
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Thanks Chipper!
Steel 5/16" will be used. My car had remnants of 5/16" steel, copper and hose. The steel sections were a little strange, it appeared to be laminated like it had two layers?
Thanks,
Jeff
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There is some two layer tubing. It was used in high pressure applications. Most of the older steel tubing was made by rolling flat metal into a tube and resistance welding the seam. It was then plated to give corrosion resistance. It was the best way to make steel tubing until extrusion and pulltrusion were perfected.
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My low mileage one owner 28 tourer had a steel fuel line that had a seam running the full lenght. I still have it for reference.
My 28 coach ex Minneapolis also had the same steel line with the seam.
Chris
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My 28 had a bit of everything cobbled together which I replaced with copper except for the apparently original seamed brass bit from from below the cowl to the vacuum tank. I kept it because it looks nice but everyone else says it's a stupid thing to keep as they ultimately split.
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