Replacing fuel line
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Replacing fuel line
Hi all,
I've got a '90 Eddie Bauer Bronco. When I put in a new fuel pump, I broke the plastic fitting that attaches the fuel line to the fuel pump.
I got a new fitting from Ford and glued the fuel line to it, but after a few months it blew out leaving me stranded (I don't see how you can fix this - any ideas let me know). I really shouldn't have tried this in the first place.
Isn't there some kind of steel braided high pressure hose I can replace the plastic line with - or should I just have one made (I think the dealer wants big bucks for a new plastic line - you have to buy both the send and return lines as a package).
Thanks guys,
Budman
I've got a '90 Eddie Bauer Bronco. When I put in a new fuel pump, I broke the plastic fitting that attaches the fuel line to the fuel pump.
I got a new fitting from Ford and glued the fuel line to it, but after a few months it blew out leaving me stranded (I don't see how you can fix this - any ideas let me know). I really shouldn't have tried this in the first place.
Isn't there some kind of steel braided high pressure hose I can replace the plastic line with - or should I just have one made (I think the dealer wants big bucks for a new plastic line - you have to buy both the send and return lines as a package).
Thanks guys,
Budman
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Replacing fuel line
You may get by with fabricating a high-pressure braided steel line, but the dealer can make up a line for you with the factory fittings (most keep them in stock in their parts depts.) I don't know if your Bronco's sending and return lines are somehow made together, but mine are separate, and I just had the one made when I cracked my fitting (on an '85 302 EFI). It was pricey (at around $45, I believe), but there was no hassle involved. I simply took in the old line to use as a pattern, and picked up the newly made one 20 minutes later.
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Replacing fuel line
Thanks for the info.
I found out that the dealer has a machine to insert the plastic fitting into the line - I figure I'll give this a try.
If that doesn't work, I guess I'll just have one made.
Budman
I found out that the dealer has a machine to insert the plastic fitting into the line - I figure I'll give this a try.
If that doesn't work, I guess I'll just have one made.
Budman
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Budman, what did you do about the Bronco fuel line? I've got both the feed and return broken on my 90 Bronco at the tank/fuel pump end. Did you buy a new line, get Ford to fix the old, or fix it another way, and how much was it? Obviously I want to fix mine as cheap as possible. I had hoped there would be an aftermarket one available by now.
