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Vacuum lines coming out of the fuel pump M38
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:42 am
by qualityhardware
1/4" OD or 3/16" OD?
I think I did it wrong...
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:21 pm
by Cacti_Ken
I did mine in 1/4 inch OD. I believe that is correct.
edited: 1/4 in. as coming from the pump.
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:45 pm
by OKCM38CDN
Lines out of the fuel pump are 1/4" and then change to 3/16" up at the tee to the distributor... Line to the wipers is also 1/4"
Hope this helps...
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:51 am
by qualityhardware
So the wiper tee is 1/4" on two ends (to fuel/vacuum pump and wipers) and 3/16" on the end going to the distributor with copper tubing?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:22 am
by OKCM38CDN
Almost, it is 1/4" inverted flare on both ends and 1/8" pipe at the tee for the restrictor to the distributor... These fittings are hard to find, I found some and had to special order them at $10 each...
The restrictor is 3/16" inverted flare to 1/8" pipe and should only have a .040" hole in it. This can be made by soldering the hole closed then redrilling with a .040" drill. You can get this fitting at ACE hardware or NAPA... I got lucky went to NAPA several years ago and found some of these that had never been drilled... so I just had to complete the drilling...
Hope this helps...
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:49 am
by wesk
All the aforementioned details are more easily viewed and understood on Bob W's vent system page.
http://www.cj3a.info/sibling/m38vent/vent.htm
These images are Bob W's.

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:04 am
by qualityhardware
Fellers - thanks for all the help.
Found the inverted flare tee fitting at Fed Hill as well as the right nuts, etc. Had the fittings for the 3/16" vacuum line from the distributor left over from tear down.
Wiper motors work great.
Thanks.