6/3/08
PF Coupe Interior, and Bad Fuel Hose
With the transmission in place and the drive shaft doughnut installed,
it was time to put the interior back in the PF Coupe.
After finding the right fasteners and all the various interior pieces
in the pile of parts that came with this car, I had the interior
installed. There are a couple wrinkles in the piece that sticks to the
firewall that I'd like to fix, but otherwise this car is another step
closer to leaving the shop!
We still have to hang the exhaust under the car before we fire up the
engine. After cutting off all the hangers that were incorrectly welded
to the exhaust, I suspended the exhaust in place to check for fit.
Nothing seemed to be hitting against the pipes or mufflers, so the next
step is to mark where the factory hangers line up with the exhaust, and
weld in new tabs to hang this exhaust the right way.
Last week I mentioned changing out the fuel lines and I received a
couple e-mails about how to identify bad fuel lines. I found a piece of
old fuel line at the shop to illustrate the problem. Several years ago,
a batch of fuel line was sold by all the parts suppliers. It was made
in Europe and sold to Vintage Ferrari Suppliers around the world. It
turned out that after some exposure to something in our fuel the rubber
inside the fuel hose began to dissolve. The dissolved rubber would ooze
out past the seams of the yellow sheathing, and sometimes collect at
the lowest part of the hose as you see here.
Today, most of the suppliers have switched to a hose with a new
formulation that is supposedly safe from dissolving in modern fuel.
It's not easy to identify the new hose compared to the old hose unless
yours is leaking a brown tar like substance from the seams. The bad
hose is also has a dull yellow appearance when compared to the newer
"fuel safe" stuff that has a glossy finish.
Check your hoses, and if it's leaking or oozing tar, it's time to
change them out!
Just a reminder, I'm looking for a
new Vintage Ferrari Project. If you have, or know of a restoration
project, please let me know. It would be great to restore another car
on this website! My E-mail.
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