Patching a Fuel Line
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Patching a Fuel Line
I've patched many tranny cooler lines with high pressure reinforced rubber hose. Usually a section rusts out, and the rubber line works good to replace the rotted section.
I am getting ready to change my fuel filter, and wondering about a backup plan, just in case I botch the job.
My virginal experience with changing a filter on a high pressure fuel injected system.
I've been checking the manuals, and know about the spring release tool, and depressure of the fuel lines.
Any tips would be helpful.
Thanks
I am getting ready to change my fuel filter, and wondering about a backup plan, just in case I botch the job.
My virginal experience with changing a filter on a high pressure fuel injected system.
I've been checking the manuals, and know about the spring release tool, and depressure of the fuel lines.
Any tips would be helpful.
Thanks
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Not to worry I just changed the fuel filter on my 95, it's more messy than difficult b/c there is still some fuel left in the line even when depressurized.
But back to your question, most auto part stores sell little kits based your on fuel line diameter. I kinda have an interesting story to go with this one about 2 years ago my brother was tooling around in his T-Bird, decided to be cool and take out a traffic cone, well the cone won
It got stuck underneath the car and broke the fuel line. Needless to say at 1:45 am I get a call, "hey Mark I need some help..." a few f-bombs later 
I was out the door with flashlights in hand. So there we were at about 2 am on the side of a dark, back road in Colchester, CT we only had a few tools and duct tape, well the duct tape worked good enough. I drove her for the 2 mile ride home with my brother following in my truck, she did pee gas the whole way home but we had 1/2 tank of gas so no worries about running out and at 2am I wasn't worried about someone tossing a cigarrette and lighting the fuse. The next day, we took a trip to NAPA and discovered the wonderful fuel line patch kits they have, basically a foot long insert with small clap type things if I remember correctly. It did the job, I still the car around town since we sold it to a local High School kid.
But back to your question, most auto part stores sell little kits based your on fuel line diameter. I kinda have an interesting story to go with this one about 2 years ago my brother was tooling around in his T-Bird, decided to be cool and take out a traffic cone, well the cone won
It got stuck underneath the car and broke the fuel line. Needless to say at 1:45 am I get a call, "hey Mark I need some help..." a few f-bombs later I was out the door with flashlights in hand. So there we were at about 2 am on the side of a dark, back road in Colchester, CT we only had a few tools and duct tape, well the duct tape worked good enough. I drove her for the 2 mile ride home with my brother following in my truck, she did pee gas the whole way home but we had 1/2 tank of gas so no worries about running out and at 2am I wasn't worried about someone tossing a cigarrette and lighting the fuse. The next day, we took a trip to NAPA and discovered the wonderful fuel line patch kits they have, basically a foot long insert with small clap type things if I remember correctly. It did the job, I still the car around town since we sold it to a local High School kid.
