3x2 Fuel Line Assembly Best Practices or Other Suggestions
Hi everyone,
I've had lots of problems in the past trying to get a dual feed holley not to leak and now I'm about to embark on hooking up my tri-power. On the 4 barrel carb the issue I've had is trying to get a 1" wrench onto the inlet nut so it doesn't turn while I'm trying to get a flare nut wrench on to the line at the inlet such that it can be tightened. I've modified an old 1" wrench by grinding it down some on the back side and that has helped but it just seems like there should be some "special" tools available to do this job. My flare nut wrench, a Craftsman, is so wide that by the time I get it on the nut there's no room to tighten. Perhaps someone uses a different brand that works well? With the tri-power it would also make sense that there's a best order or approach to assembling the lines and blocks as well as fitting the carbs themselves to the intake. The lines were leaking before I took them off and it was just about impossible to tighten them with all the carbs in place. I figure there are those of you out there that have done this many times and could share some "best practices" or "tricks of the trade" if you will in getting a tri-power assembled with the engine in the car. I've seen some beautiful set-ups out there so I know it can be done :-).
To make matters worse it's an Air car and does have the solenoid which I have to work around too.
Thanks,
Jack
I've had lots of problems in the past trying to get a dual feed holley not to leak and now I'm about to embark on hooking up my tri-power. On the 4 barrel carb the issue I've had is trying to get a 1" wrench onto the inlet nut so it doesn't turn while I'm trying to get a flare nut wrench on to the line at the inlet such that it can be tightened. I've modified an old 1" wrench by grinding it down some on the back side and that has helped but it just seems like there should be some "special" tools available to do this job. My flare nut wrench, a Craftsman, is so wide that by the time I get it on the nut there's no room to tighten. Perhaps someone uses a different brand that works well? With the tri-power it would also make sense that there's a best order or approach to assembling the lines and blocks as well as fitting the carbs themselves to the intake. The lines were leaking before I took them off and it was just about impossible to tighten them with all the carbs in place. I figure there are those of you out there that have done this many times and could share some "best practices" or "tricks of the trade" if you will in getting a tri-power assembled with the engine in the car. I've seen some beautiful set-ups out there so I know it can be done :-).
To make matters worse it's an Air car and does have the solenoid which I have to work around too.
Thanks,
Jack
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