Fuel Fuel Line Fix

Well, I purchased a nylon fuel line repair kit from AZ. It was expensive, as it cost $15 for a 18" piece. I cut the old line off the hard lines coming under the car, which revealed the barbed fitting. I also cut the old linen off the disonnect.

You have to boil the line for about ten minutes. 30 seconds does not work. I used a left over piece of hard brake line and slid it throught the hose and fitting to give it some rigidity while I pushed the hose on. The disconnect fitting went on fairly easy.

The hard line was a little tougher, manly because it was still attached to the car and in an akward position. I made a few attempts, but had a hard time getting it all the way on. I grabbed my wife's hairdryer and applied heat to the hose and slid it a little further, reapplied heat, a little further, and so on until it was over the barbs.

I then slit a piece of rubber tubing and slid it over the entire length of nylon hose and secured it on top of the barbed fittings with hose clamps. I did not clamp it anywhere that the nylon hose would be compressed, only where it was slid over the barbed fitting. I then helped close the rubber line up in a few places with some black tape.

I Primed the fuel pump about 5 times and no leaks so far. I will test it again before start up, but it appears to be holding. Then return line has some age on it, but appears to be in factory shape. I left it alone.

Joe