| Bill4d1merc | -- 10-15-2009 @ 3:10 PM |
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I just received a new fuel line from C&G Early Ford Parts for my 41 Mercury and it is copper coated steel tubing. The tubing I removed is not copper coated but looks like steel. So my question is which is correct? Thank you, Bill
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| trjford8 | -- 10-15-2009 @ 7:54 PM |
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The copper coated steel line is correct.
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| Bill4d1merc | -- 10-16-2009 @ 2:28 PM |
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I appreciate your response I thought what I was removing was original but it most likely has been replaced sometime in the past. Thank you, Bill
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| Bill4d1merc | -- 10-23-2009 @ 4:03 PM |
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I uncoiled the new fuel line and it was shorter than what I removed. I measured them both and the new one is 144" and the old one is 153". I called C&G and they said they would check it out and get back to me, they called me back today and said that according to their supplier they are all suppose to be 144". I don't have the tank in the car yet and was wondering if this shorter fuel line would work Thank you, Bill
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| trjford8 | -- 10-23-2009 @ 6:51 PM |
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Hard to say as it's 9 inches shorter. Many people have ordered this line from C and G and I haven't seen any complaints. It's possible that your line had an extra bend in it that was not needed. The motor in the Merc should sit in the same place as the Ford,but I've never actually taken a measurement.
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| supereal | -- 10-24-2009 @ 10:55 AM |
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We have installed C&G fuel lines without a problem. We try to route them away from any exhaust parts, particularly if the car has duals.
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| TomO | -- 10-24-2009 @ 6:03 PM |
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I had the same problem with my 40 Mercury. The Mercury body may have some differences from the Ford that requires the longer fuel line. Ford supplied the line in 25 foot rolls to accomodate the different cars. Roy Nacewicz had the 25 ft rolls at one time and Narragansett Reproductions had it also. Tom
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| supereal | -- 10-25-2009 @ 9:43 AM |
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As I recall, the Mercurys had a slightly longer wheelbase, which may extend the distance from the tank to the firewall, but my catalogs show the same part number.
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| trjford8 | -- 10-25-2009 @ 7:52 PM |
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Bob, the Mercs are 4 inches longer in the wheelbase. The extra inches are from the firewall forward. The unknown could be whether or not the motor is futher away from the firewall. If the Merc and the Ford share the same length driveshaft/torque tube then there is no difference in the length of the gas line as the motor sits in the same location..
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| ford38v8 | -- 10-25-2009 @ 9:09 PM |
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Tom, yes, I believe the Mercury torque tube is longer than is the Fords. The part number for the 25' roll of tubing carried a 91A prefix, and was enough for two cars. I suppose though, that would mean a Ford and a Mercury! Alan
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| Bill4d1merc | -- 10-26-2009 @ 3:43 PM |
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According to the Ford chassis parts catalog 11A-9282 is the fuel line part number for all 8 cylinder passenger cars 41-48 and is 152.5" long. It also shows 91A-2269 which is the part number for the brake pipe supplied in 25' rolls, I found this part number in the "cut to length" column on the fuel line chart. C&G's part number is 18-9282 which I could not locate in the Ford catalog, so it must be their part number. The wheelbase is 118" and the fuel line was ran inside the frame so there should be no problem keeping it away from the exhaust. TomO are you saying that the shorter line will not work? Bill
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| TomO | -- 10-26-2009 @ 4:32 PM |
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I cannot say if the shorter line will not work on a 41 Mercury, but it will not work on the 40 Mercury if the line is routed correctly. The routing on the 39 Mercury is different and the shorter line may work there. My 1942 chassis parts catalog gives a length of 136.5" for P/N 11A-9282. It states that this line is for all 41-42 vehicles. The post war catalog just gives the P/N for the 25' roll. The 36, 39, 40 catalogs give the P/N but no length. Tom
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| gdl41merk | -- 11-13-2009 @ 4:27 PM |
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According to the green Ford parts book the length should be as followes: 68-9282 replaced by 01A-9282 fits 36 thru 40 pass cars and is approx 139 in long. 11A-9282 fits 41 thru 48 and is approx 153 in long. C & G lists theirs as a 18-9282 which is to short for 41-48. Note the 41 Merk is the same as the Ford from the gas tank to the fire wall. Thus it take the 11A-9282 part which is longer. I had the same problem in 2002 while restoring my 41 Mercury and discussed this with several vendors. I finally bought two lines and spliced them together
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| TomO | -- 11-14-2009 @ 8:06 AM |
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Thanks for bringing the information in the Green book to my attention. I have been conditioned to use the year of manufacture catalogs for research as so much information in the Green Book is for service replacements and not necessarily accurate for any specific year. Narraganset Reproductions still lists the 25 foot rolls of gas line in their catalog, if you would like to replace your spliced line with a one piece line. Tom
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