Can anyone confirm the correct olive for the input side of the fuel pump ?
I’ve tracked down a quarter inch imperial olive but this is too tight.
Best I can tell is that the fuel line o/d is 6.25mm.
Need to get one pdq !!
Regards,
Stuart.
PS: just back from the Lotus On Track weekend st Snetterton, Norfolk.
Will post a few of 150 photos of the world record attempt later.
Sadly mainly the later cars, but there were a few gems.
Stuart,
Just got some fuel line and olives from Sue Millar. Internal diameter is 6mm and external diameter at widest point is 8mm.
Regards
Martin B
The internal dia of the olive should be 1/4’‘. NOT 6mm. There are a few people out there who don’t know the difference. I have had suppliers try to tell me that 6 mm ‘‘is the same as 1/4’’. Its not. Susan normally does not get it wrong but if her supplier told her ‘‘they are the same’’ then she will send you a 6mm olive to fit your 1/4’’ fuel pipe. V tight fit!!
E.G. I ordered a 6mm wide x 125mm dia tct milling tool for making the keyways (6mm square keysteel key) in Kart rear axles. After waiting a few weeks it arrived. It was the imperial equiv’. Supplier could not see a problem with this and was huffed when I did not take it.
Same guy did not know what M3 (Morse) taper is. I gave up.
Let me know if you get stuck. I should have a few somewhere.
Alex B…
To sort out a leak from the same union I just ordered 1/4" machined olives off ebay . looks like last olive used was wrong one ( for metal pipe)i.e. olive shaped , as opposed to shouldered or machined type which prevents overtightening and deformation of plastic pipe.
RichC