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Crack in hard fuel line
if your going to replace them .
my lines are all corroded and i recently pulled some
off another rocco , it wasnt easy.
i had to undo all those metal curls ( very easy).
then i relised i had to take off the power steering
to give me some angle room , also i had already pulled
the fuel tank off too becuase my tank was bad, but i
belive you can still pull them out easy without
pulling the tank (just undo the lines under the rear
seat and they should pull down).
the hardest part was pulling the lines threw the cars
frame hole in the front , the car i pulled it off was
already in the air on tall jacks. after i pulled the
powersteering out it was pretty easy though i just
relised i had to bend the tubes slightly to wigle
threw the hole .
--- Jim Jarrett <jarrett@rpa.net> wrote:
> On 6/9/04 8:02 PM, "Drew Teague"
> <roccnroll@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Just today my hard fuel line cracked just about
> midway between the fuel pump
> > and the firewall. Has anyone had any luck
> patching these things, or am I
> > going to have to replace the whole thing? (I
> kinda have a feeling which one
> > it will be.)
>
>
> OMG, I am *so* there.
>
> It's fixable, if you are careful.
>
> Here's the procedure:
>
> Materials:
>
> -Hacksaw, probably in a single handle rather than a
> bow
> -A decent length of 5/16 ID fuel injector hose -
> say, 6-8"
> -Fuel injector clamps. The size that fits snugly on
> the hose. I ended up
> using hose clamps, which worked, but aren't the best
> fit.
>
> The fuel line is held up to the bottom of the car
> with metal "fingers" that
> curl around rubber grommets the lines pass thru,
> every so often. You can
> bend open the fingers so that the line drops away
> from the bottom of the
> car. Do that.
>
> Take some 100 or 150 grit sand paper and sand clean
> the line for a good
> distance around the leak, say 4-5" each side. This
> will make it way easier
> to slide the fuel injector hose over, and will help
> ensure a nice, tight fit
> of the hose when it is clamped to the hard line.
>
> Cut a slice through the broken line, at the break.
> It is much better if you
> only need to make one cut vs. removing a section of
> the line. You will
> probably NOT be able to get a full hacksaw under
> there, so I suggest using
> the single handle thing that a hacksaw blade can be
> mounted in. It's a
> PITA.
>
> Slide the fuel injector hose on so that it covers
> the cut you just made -
> try to get the cut in the center of the length of
> hose. I have not had a
> LOT of luck of sliding the hose backwards once I
> have pushed it on, so plan
> carefully how you will put the hose on. You can
> bend the line SOME, just
> realize it's probably getting brittle if it already
> sprung a leak.
>
> ****MAKE SURE**** you have the clamps on the hose
> BEFORE you slide it on the
> fuel line. Use at least two clamps either side of
> the break. Consider
> carefully where the screw on the hose clamp will
> lie; you do not want it
> rubbing against the other line and causing another
> leak (gee, how would I
> know this?).
>
> Tighten down the clamps good....just do not crush
> the hard line by
> overtightening.
>
> Check for leakage at the hose ends.
>
> Voila.
>
>
>
>
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