On my '73 C&C 30 the fuel filler hose travels down from the deck to the fuel tank, mounted to the bottom of the cockpit floor. The pipe on the fuel tank goes straight up about 3". There was a thin, flexible, rubber, 1 1/4", 90 degree (maybe 110 degrees) elbow that connected from the fuel filler hose, using a small brass nipple, to the inlet pipe on the tank. That elbow split and when I was putting gas in, spilled it in the engine compartment.
I don't know if there is anything about this elbow that makes it safe for gas, but I can't find anything in that size to replace it. I found a piece of formed radiator hose that works, but I am a bit leery of using radiator hose for gas. Regular fuel pipe won't work because it can't bend sharply enough.
Suggestions?
In the photo, the fuel hose is coming in from the left and there is only an inch or so of space between the elbow and the cockpit floor.
I don't know if there is anything about this elbow that makes it safe for gas, but I can't find anything in that size to replace it. I found a piece of formed radiator hose that works, but I am a bit leery of using radiator hose for gas. Regular fuel pipe won't work because it can't bend sharply enough.
Suggestions?
In the photo, the fuel hose is coming in from the left and there is only an inch or so of space between the elbow and the cockpit floor.
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