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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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Return Line Kits

Are there any advantages between the older and newer return line kits? Looking to maybe buy a set......Thanks on any input.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 11:37 PM
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what do you mean by older and newer?
 
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 12:08 AM
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The injector hats have different designs.

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I am a newbie and I don't know yit from yinola, but I bought a return line kit from Kragen Oriley for 70 bucks and installed it myself with relative ease and it is working great. The kit includes fuel line, caps which were configured a little different but fit fine, clamps, O rings, and what I think were injrctor seals, but I didn't pull mine. Good luck.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 02:16 AM
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I bought the Orings @ ford for next to nothing, cant remember the exact but it was cheap. I used bulk fuel hose/ cut it to length for the jumper lines etc. I was in it for around 20.00 or so
 
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 03:04 AM
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And it won't last long ...
Buna o-rings - Harden after a few heat soaks - Don't disturb them or they'll leak air!
Gasoline hose - swells and deteriorates!
Old Tees - brittle and break!
Did you use worm drive hose clamps as well ...

A headache on it's way!

Cheap isn't always cheap!

Doing it right costs about $40 bux!
89-94 7.3L Injector Installation Kit - Pensacola ... about $30 delivered! ($29.94)
Viton Return O-Rings - McMaster-Carr Item 9464K24 ... about $10 delivered. ($10.61)

A package that will last a lot longer even if disturbed!
The hose is Diesel rated.
The Viton o-rings are impervious to Diesel and can withstand the temperature for a lot longer without hardening and leaking air!
-Enjoy
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 12:19 PM
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Did it the same way on several hotshot trucks in the past, most of these trucks ran 80-100k miles per year, no problems. Yes to the worm gear clamps, when thats all that could be found at the time. Amazingly it worked!
 
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Yea, That is amazing ... Even harder to believe!

Worm screw clamps do not squeeze all the way around, therefore not resulting in an air tight seal!

You can use Buna o-rings, thats what the factory used ... BUT do not disturb them after a couple heat soaks or they'll leak air!

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