NC-Fordguy
Well-known member
Guys..
I have a 66 bronco with a 170 using the loadomatic distributer/carb
The truck ran poorly so I rebuit the carb(leaking fuel problem) and gave it a complete tune up.
The truck ran fine for a while and after fiddling with things I isolated the problem
There was a small crack in the vacume line from the distributer. The crack was on the flare past the brass nut. I attempted to repair the line but the flare end was not a standard brake line flare but more like a cone shape. If the line moves slightly(usually from hitting a dip in the road or pothole) a vacume leak occurs which makes the truck run roughly
I tried to locate a new line(went to a few hose shops) and found out this is not a standard fitting
So where do I find the proper line and fittings and secondly how do I flare the line with the odd cone shape flare so it seats in the distributer properly?
I have a 66 bronco with a 170 using the loadomatic distributer/carb
The truck ran poorly so I rebuit the carb(leaking fuel problem) and gave it a complete tune up.
The truck ran fine for a while and after fiddling with things I isolated the problem
There was a small crack in the vacume line from the distributer. The crack was on the flare past the brass nut. I attempted to repair the line but the flare end was not a standard brake line flare but more like a cone shape. If the line moves slightly(usually from hitting a dip in the road or pothole) a vacume leak occurs which makes the truck run roughly
I tried to locate a new line(went to a few hose shops) and found out this is not a standard fitting
So where do I find the proper line and fittings and secondly how do I flare the line with the odd cone shape flare so it seats in the distributer properly?
