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Old 05-05-18, 02:30 AM
Kevin H Kevin H is offline
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Default photos of fuel pickup and reserve solenoid

The attached photos show what's 'below the surface' of the fuel reserve solenoid, plus a close up of the fuel pickup pipes which shows their different lengths.

This particular one is not from a Bristol - the pipes aren't long enough. I have encoutered similar items on British cars from the 1950s, 60s and 70s.

Dave, I believe the coiled pipe in your picture is a breather rather than an overflow.
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