Fuel lines 71 Charger

[brigond]

When I bought my car I noticed that it has rubber fuel lines from the 1406 edlbrock carburetor to the fuel pump.
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There is also a short rubber line and exterior glass fuel filter from the pump to the metal line that goes to the tank.

So my external filter is located just before the fuel pump, down low on the passenger side. I'm guessing this was done due to the edlebrock carburetor and possiibly that the block is from a 1966, 383 engine.

I'm thinnking that one had an internal filter (in the pump)and the other had an exterior.

I recently had a problem starting it after my first highway trip. I was able to get it started but I drained the battery doing so. It ran and idled great after getting it started. when I got it home it wouldnt start. I havent tried again after cool down. I suspect its the carburetor and I was going to just replace it anyway. The carburetor does appear to have about a 1/4 inch black spacer underneath. I'm also going to replace the old rubber.

Any suggestions would be great.

UPDATE, I just started her up cold . After a day of sitting . She fired up easy.

[myaerocars]

I like them before the pump on my Mopar cars only because it is not much fun getting to it just after the pump down along the front of the engine. I suspect the glass one you have is just to view the contents of the filter to check for trash and such.

As far as the hot start issue after a long drive, it could be due to vapor lock because of the "witches brew" of gas we have to run. It is good that yo have a space under the carburetor - if is black then it may be a phenolic type which is the best to try and prevent the gas from boiling out of the carburetor. Since the car runs well, replacing the carburetor may not help.
If the carburetor is running fine and idles well, it may need a float adjustment. Also, check to be sure the choke is fully disengaged when hot.

[brigond]

Yes , I think you're right about the vapor lock . I'm hoping that rerouting my lines and replacing them with high quality lines may do the trick . I'm thinking that when the engine was shut off , the vapor lock occurred while the engine was sitting ,building up heat . I may even consider insulating the lines . maybe this is overkill but I will at least be able to eliminate the vapor lock question . What octane fuel are you using in your chargers ? I have been running premium .

[ipstrategies]

I had similar problems and needed to replace the rubber lines you are talking about. They looked ok from outside but when I took them off they we disintegrating from inside.
If you are not sure how long they have been on there I would change the rubber lines to see if it help.
btw my carb is a holley 1850

[DynoDave]

Mar 30, 2013 18:39:53 GMT -5 ipstrategies said:

They looked ok from outside but when I took them off they we disintegrating from inside.

Check out this previous thread, with link to an article by Hot Rod on the choice of fuel lines.

wichargerguy.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=fuel&thread=16597&page=1#75376

[brigond]

Yes Dave, I read that from the thread. Great article . That article and my apparent vapor lock issue prompted me to change all my lines. I was thinking of using the teflon lines but don't want to deal with the special connectors. I'm gonna try to find a vendor selling the j30r9 or even the j30r12. Thanks to all replies.