Fuel lines on1958 ford 641

Anonymous-0

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fuel lines runing behind exhaust manifold gets to hot in summer and vapor locks. does any one know where i can get some heat retardant material to slip over fuel lines. or any other ideas THANKS
 
back in the old days we clipped several wooden clothes pins onto the line, the spring-loaded type. Worked as a heat sink on our '58 Ford Ranch Wagon.
 
Wrap it loosely with aluminum foil.Make it about 1/4 in. thick. Reflects and insulates.
Good Luck,
Andy
 
Some folks bend a brake line to reroute the fuel line away from the exhaust manifold as was done with the 63 - 64 thousand series tractors to reduce cost.

That said, your problem is not vapor lock. By definition, a gravity flow fuel system cannot vapor lock.

If you have issues with fuel boiling in the tank, be certain that the muffler heat shield is in place, the ignition timing is set properly (and that the centrifugal advance mechanism is functioning properly) and, most importantly avoid gasoline with ethanol (if you can).

All of my vintage Fords have the OEM fuel line behind the manifold, all are worked hard on hot days and I have not had issues relating to fuel line routing.

Dean
 
A gravity flow fuel system cannot vapor lock.

We had the same problem with a 971 Ford once. Turned out to be the coil acting up when it got hot.
 

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