1950 EL Gas Tank Crossover Line

[Rubone]

Are you sure you weren't sent one for a Knucklehead? Bend would be wrong.

[Chris Haynes]

I. At worst, you could bend your own line from copper tubing, and use the fittings from the reproduction. .

In most states it is illegal to use copper for a fuel line. Vibration causes it to break.

[41craig]

Robbie; I bought this bike from the family of the original owner. It was a daily rider. It was pretty much original, except for the headlight, front tins, and wheels. I think he or a family member took it to a "shop" for something and was talked into putting shiny stuff on it including a chrome crossover line. I didn't think that the crossover line would be a problem. I put a repop line on my ULH over 20 years ago and it just needed a little tweak.

Eric; It's cad plated. The U-bend is in the wrong place. I'm going to work with it.
Craig

[exeric]

If your cross over line is cad plated, you should be able to work it to fit. If it's chrome, it probably won't work. At worst, you could bend your own line from copper tubing, and use the fittings from the reproduction. This is the stuff that comes up when you build a bike; but you really have to take your hat off to the original manufacturer that built thousands of motorcycles and spare parts that did fit. In defense of aftermarket; they take their best guess at decades old Harleys that have been horribly messed with.

[Rubone]

I doubt you will find anything that fits right off, even NOS factory lines aren't a perfect fit due to variances in tank mounting. All the more reason why a "COMPLETE" dry build is important. Fit first, paint later.

[41craig]

Are all aftermarket gas lines bend to fit ? Or, does anyone make replacement lines that installs without any trouble ? I'm trying to button up this bike and the line that I bought a few years ago from Deluxe H-D Restorations doesn't want to go on. At the same time, I bought a pair of Peek manifold seals that just dropped on with NO interference. I tried to do a bubble test and I didn't need the soapy water. As soon as I put a little air to it, you could here the air leaking. The same happened after I tried to tighten the nuts further. This is with an N.O.S. intake. Luckily I found an N.O.S. ( or close ) pair of seals in one of my boxes. Back to the original question. I have a nice, new paint job on the tanks and don't want to bugger them up.
Craig