chainsawdave
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I bought a Husqvarna 128LD Edger cheap at a Thrift Store. Apparently a previous owner/"fixer" drilled 2 oversize (13/64) inch holes for Fuel Lines in the Fuel Tank. All normally-sized Fuel Line material that I know of is too small (on Outside Diameter) for these holes. To get it running correctly I need to make a tight fit into these holes for the Fuel Supply Line and (especially) for the Pressure Line.
Does anybody know about a type of bushing, grommet or other cheap solution for this (other than buying a New or Used Fuel Tank)? I am pretty good at fabricating small parts (a small compressible bushing if necessary) but need ideas about what to use as a starting material...
Another approach would be to drill-out the 2 holes even larger (to make a tight fit to next larger Fuel Line material) then use mini ZipTies to clamp to Carburetor and In-Tank Fuel Filter (because the Inside Diameter of the Fuel Line material would be too large). But that gets to be a really jury-rigged solution...so I would like to avoid.
A third approach would be to plug the 2 holes and drill correct-size holes. Again, this is ugly...
Thanks for any inputs/ideas.
Does anybody know about a type of bushing, grommet or other cheap solution for this (other than buying a New or Used Fuel Tank)? I am pretty good at fabricating small parts (a small compressible bushing if necessary) but need ideas about what to use as a starting material...
Another approach would be to drill-out the 2 holes even larger (to make a tight fit to next larger Fuel Line material) then use mini ZipTies to clamp to Carburetor and In-Tank Fuel Filter (because the Inside Diameter of the Fuel Line material would be too large). But that gets to be a really jury-rigged solution...so I would like to avoid.
A third approach would be to plug the 2 holes and drill correct-size holes. Again, this is ugly...
Thanks for any inputs/ideas.