fuel leak
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fuel leak
First I want to say hi! I am new to diesel trucks. I just bought a '93 idi and it runs great but I have had it for about 3 weeks and it has developed a leak out of the fitting were the fuel line screws on to the injector front drivers side. I thought it may be a bad injector but replaced that and still shooting fuel out of the top of the fitting. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!!!
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Sounds as if the fuel line might have cracked. Are the clamps that hold the fuel lines together still on? If not the line probably vibrated and developed a crack. If this is the case a new line for that cyclinder is the cure. The fuel line clamps need to be on the lines or another line will crack.
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You tried to loosen it up and reseat the fitting? It could be a cracked line, but rule out the easy stuff first. Make sure the fitting is not cross threaded so it puts even pressure on the sealing surface taper.
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It started to leak for no reason so I changed the injector thinking it may be plugged because the Guy I bought the truck from was running waste oil. Could it just be the compression fitting gone bad?
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