Jessie the dog Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Hi there, can anyone help? My S2 has a very curious series of hoses which connect the fuel tank to the fuel pump. Looking at it, there seems to be a hose over the threaded part on the tank with a jubilee clip holding it. That cannot be right and probably the source of the fuel smell (petrol). I have seen images that show a pipe (no 56 on the attached picture) that looks more like it, but I cannot find it for sale anywhere. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 The Series 3 88 one should be the same , no longer available new but a good s/h S3 one would be easier to find than searching for S2 . The fittings are standard BSP so if all else fails a look at industrial hose suppliers would sort it . cheers Steve b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondjeremy Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 The pipe 56 should go from the tank to the pump - and have a BSP nut on it to fit the tank fitting. The pipe 57 has a steel tube stuffed in it at the carb end and the flexi 58 fits onto the tube and the stub pipe on the Zenith carb if you're lucky. I think the pipe 38 is the pipe jining the 2 raised bits of a LWB rear mounted tank. (The tank is shaped to fit round the chassis and has a vent pipe between the to high parts, presumably to enable it to be filled.) 45 is the filler vent pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 12:30 PM, Jessie the dog said: Hi there, can anyone help? My S2 has a very curious series of hoses which connect the fuel tank to the fuel pump. Looking at it, there seems to be a hose over the threaded part on the tank with a jubilee clip holding it. That cannot be right and probably the source of the fuel smell (petrol). I have seen images that show a pipe (no 56 on the attached picture) that looks more like it, but I cannot find it for sale anywhere. Any ideas would be much appreciated. When i first stripped my 2a down for a full restoration i mistakenly thew mine away☹️ and had to but a used one took me months to find one but got one in the end think i bought it with a load of other stuff i didn't need, hope you find one though good luck 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie the dog Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 Hi there, I took Steve B’s advice and searched for a S3 pipe. The only one I found looked like pipe 57 which is smooth tube on one end. From what I can see, I need a nut fitting either end. I have found swivel nut to hose tail push fittings for sale, so I think that I will have to make my own up with a 6mm I’d pipe. Are the ends 1/4” BSP, tank and pump? Thanks for the input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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