Replacing Fuel Hoses On '66 Toro

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Otto Skorzeny
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Replacing Fuel Hoses On '66 Toro

Postby Otto Skorzeny » Mon May 22, 2017 11:09 am

Does anybody have any hints or suggestions? My plan is to connect the new hose to the old hose with a coupler where it emerges from the frame behind the front wheel and pull out the old hose as it pulls the new one through.

This front section is about 4 feet long or so.

Will the hose clamps fit through the slots or any obstructions inside the frame? Is there a way that's better than others? Back to front? Front to back?

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Re: Replacing Fuel Hoses On '66 Toro

Postby Otto Skorzeny » Tue May 23, 2017 5:15 am

Well, I got the front part of the new tube snaked through the frame. 5 feet from the steel tube to the fuel pump!

I cut a 2 inch section of copper tubing to use as a coupling between the old hose and the new, stiff fuel injection hose. Hooked it up to the front and pulled it through the frame from below.

Had to keep going from under the hood to under the frame to push a little in at one end and pull a little out at the other.

The rear looks like it's going to be more difficult. Have to remove the rear wheel for access and the place where the hose goes into the frame in front of the wheel well is up in a narrow gap between the rocker and frame.

I've never seen so much rubber hose used in a factory fuel system. 10 or 11 feet of hose and about 5 feet of steel.

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Re: Replacing Fuel Hoses On '66 Toro

Postby 1970w34 » Thu Jun 15, 2017 3:06 am

Oh it's a real treat...even with the body off the chassis. I used a good amount of silicone spray a good solid fish-tape. Did both the fuel hose and return hose at once. Make sure that the back set enters into the larger hole of the body rail that lines up on the inside of the end of the actual frame.

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Re: Replacing Fuel Hoses On '66 Toro

Postby Otto Skorzeny » Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:36 am

Ya, what a stupid design.

My car is non-ac with no vapor return line.

There is a nipple next to the fuel outlet at the top right corner of the tank. What is it for?

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Re: Replacing Fuel Hoses On '66 Toro

Postby 1970w34 » Tue Jun 20, 2017 6:27 pm

Not sure, maybe a vent hose going up the neck to keep the tank pressure stable?


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