cav injection system for a bmc 1800 engine 1980

[gambiancookie]

I have a 1800 bmc engine fitted with a cav fuel injection system.it was sabotaged and the fuel pipes stolen.l need to buy 3mts.of copper pipe with olives and screws. The problem I am having is the boat is in Africa and I am in uk collecting parts.
I have been told the copper pipe is either 5/16 or 1/4 inch I even give the engine no 4030 .one firm said they can order the part, but still cannot give me the size ! ? !
going back soon getting desperate, any ideas plese ?

 

[TQA]

If you are talking about the pipes between the injector pump and the injectors I am pretty sure regular copper pipe and olives will not do the job. They are thicker wall and have formed ends.

These guys can supply them if required www.calcuttboats.com/engines.html‎

 

[lynall]

Not sure about the size but you used to be able to get emergency repair injector pipes, that already had ends fitted and you just bent them roughly to shape to get you home.
As for copper forget it.
Most are/were 17mm spanner size, not sure on thread but dont think things have changed to much on that side for many years.

 

[pampas]

Google for narrow boat engineers, lot used in narrow boats in particular the 1800 size.

 

[rogerthebodger]

Is this what you are looking for

http://www.asap-supplies.com/marine/injection-pipes/fuel-injector-pipe-no-1-bmc1800-thornycroft-108

BTW where in Africa is your boat ?

 

[gambiancookie]

West Africa, it was asap who told me they can get the part in three weeks they have the part no.but would not phone to find out the size !

 

[cygnusv]

West Africa, it was asap who told me they can get the part in three weeks they have the part no.but would not phone to find out the size !

The BMC 1800 is massively common on Broads cruisers and many other boats. The engine is a road engine, 10's of thousands of them. The bits you want cannot be rare. Impossible.

 

[The Dogs Pollacks Brother]

Our local diesel guy made two up for us. We just took the old ones in, had a coffee and a natter and for 20 squid he made them there and then. Any decent garage or possibly hydraulics place, should be able to make them. Must be somewhere near the boat that can do it?