When was the last time you replaced ALL your fuel hoses?, How long has it been?! |
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When was the last time you replaced ALL your fuel hoses?, How long has it been?! |
VaccaRabite |
Oct 30 2024, 10:58 AM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,584 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Over the past few weeks I've been replacing my fuel hoses.
Well, it started 2 years ago when I put in the new engine, I decided it was a good idea to replace all the engine bay fuel lines, even though the hoses there had "just been replaced". While doing my brake master earlier this month I chose to pull the gas tank and just do the res hoses on my work bench. Which exposed all my under tank gas lines. Those are still new, right? I replaced those not long ago. 2014? Oh crap those are 10 years old. And what does "new" gas line look like? Mostly fine, except where it had dry-rotted and was weeping fuel. And this was not cheap hose. This was expensive Continental SAE 30r9 injection hose. So I replaced it all. Put the tank back in. Backed the car out into the drive way and just let it idle while I looked for leaks. Found a leak under the engine bay. I forgot about the hoses that went from the center tunnel to the engine compartment hard lines. And while wiggling my tunnel hard line I had opened up a dry rot crack. So I got more 30r9 fuel line and replaced those lines. Now I'm leak free. I bet a LOT OF YOU have fuel lines older then a decade. If you aren't sure, then its time. Replace your fuel lines! Fire is BAD. Zach |
Freezin 914 |
Oct 30 2024, 11:23 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 920 Joined: 27-July 14 From: Wisconsin Member No.: 17,687 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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A great reminder! Thank you…. Hopefully this isn’t like an oil thread…. I see you used continental, is gates up to par??? Most places around me stock gates. |
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