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Q & A: Engine Bay Fuel Supply Line

Here is my question: How was the fuel supply line originally routed in the engine bay on this car? (Built date: December 1973) I have a 1971 MGB where the supply line runs along the firewall, than forward along the driver side past the carburetors, through a fuel filter to the front carburetor port and from there to the rear one.



On my car, before I disassembled it, the fuel line had the fuel filter installed at the firewall (close to the exhaust manifold, the reason why I doubt that this was original), than it split through a brass Y-connector. A short hose ran to the rear carburetor port, a longer one to the front.



Is there anyplace where I could find a picture or diagram of the carburetor line routing for this car?

The fuel line runs across the back of the firewall, then along the left hand side of the left inner fender. There is a fuel filter in the line just to the rear of the small bracket on the left inner fender that hold a clip which, in turn, holds t... read more