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Originally Posted by toms1966rgtop
I agree with the rerouting of the gas lines, but after reading all of the responses I am still perplexed.I replaced the gas line up to the fuel pump, by the way someone replaced with an electric one. the vent line is cut and laying between the frame around the passengers rear quarter and door.It is away from any direct heat but now should I run it up engine or leave alone. I would hate to see the old mans car go up in flames.
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Going up in flames is not good!
Let's back up a bit here. What kind of fuel pump is now delivering fuel to the carburetor? If electric, where is it mounted and what is its pressure rating? If mechanical, which version, there were two. Fuel pumps on cars with air conditioning had a vacuum pump section and cars without A/C did not.
Not sure what you are calling "vent line." The only line that ran where you describe is the metal portion of the fuel line from the tank to the fuel pump. There is no excess fuel bypass or return line with the fuel system on these cars.
My personal opinion is it would be best to return the fuel system from the tank to the engine back to original configuration. Doing so will probably eliminate all the fume issues being experienced. I would also seriously recommend you acquire the shop manual for the car. You will actually need two manuals. The manual for 1961 and the manual for 1962 as the latter is basically an update to the 1961 manual and lacks as detailed information on the engine, brake, body, and hydramatic transmission as found in the 1961 manual. Aside from body sheet metal and paint colors the two year models are basically identical.