1 Fuel line connectors. Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:46 pm
sidecar paul
Life time member
I can't find any reference to these, but I'm sure some of you have fitted them.
For those that don't know, CPC fuel line connectors are a quick release fitting with a valve in each section. Both valves are opened when the two parts are clipped together.
I found out about them a couple of years ago, bought some and today I got round to fitting them.
The pressure feed fuel line connector is straightforward to fit, just cut a section out of the pipe and insert the connector.
The return feed is rather trickier as the fuel line is hidden behind the airbox and butterfly housings. To get round this I bought a connector with a 1/4 BSP thread on the end, drilled out and tapped the ball valve fitting in the tank to suit. (This method will only work if your tank has that fitting). The result is that the connector protrudes no further than the original fitting.
It is very tight in that area but all that was required was to re-route the fuel line below the radiator top hose.
The advantage is ,of course, that the tank can be removed much easier; this morning, for instance, I couldn't get the feed line off the tank pipe and had to resort to cutting through the rubber.
Tomorrow I might take my tank off........just because I can.
Paul.
For those that don't know, CPC fuel line connectors are a quick release fitting with a valve in each section. Both valves are opened when the two parts are clipped together.
I found out about them a couple of years ago, bought some and today I got round to fitting them.
The pressure feed fuel line connector is straightforward to fit, just cut a section out of the pipe and insert the connector.
The return feed is rather trickier as the fuel line is hidden behind the airbox and butterfly housings. To get round this I bought a connector with a 1/4 BSP thread on the end, drilled out and tapped the ball valve fitting in the tank to suit. (This method will only work if your tank has that fitting). The result is that the connector protrudes no further than the original fitting.
It is very tight in that area but all that was required was to re-route the fuel line below the radiator top hose.
The advantage is ,of course, that the tank can be removed much easier; this morning, for instance, I couldn't get the feed line off the tank pipe and had to resort to cutting through the rubber.
Tomorrow I might take my tank off........just because I can.
Paul.