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> When was the last time you replaced ALL your fuel hoses?, How long has it been?!
VaccaRabite
post Oct 30 2024, 10:58 AM
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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.

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post Oct 31 2024, 11:01 AM
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Two years ago for me. Assembly after paint with new SSI hardlines made it an easy choice.

Yeah, good reminder to think just how old are your fuel lines?
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VaccaRabite   When was the last time you replaced ALL your fuel hoses?   Oct 30 2024, 10:58 AM
Freezin 914   :agree: A great reminder! Thank you…. Hop...   Oct 30 2024, 11:23 AM
VaccaRabite   :agree: A great reminder! Thank you…. Ho...   Oct 30 2024, 07:55 PM
bdstone914   :agree: A great reminder! Thank you…. H...   Oct 30 2024, 11:20 PM
VaccaRabite   That is not correct. It is 30R14 hose that is e...   Oct 31 2024, 10:10 AM
technicalninja   :agree: :agree: :agree: :agree: :agree: Noth...   Oct 30 2024, 11:30 AM
VaccaRabite   I'm changing all of my lines INCLUDING the pl...   Oct 30 2024, 08:06 PM
rjames   I'm changing all of my lines INCLUDING the p...   Oct 31 2024, 10:10 AM
SirAndy   When was the last time you replaced ALL your fuel ...   Oct 30 2024, 01:09 PM
mb911   4 years ago for me   Oct 30 2024, 01:24 PM
Jack Standz   Last year in the '74. Replaced with SS Teflon...   Oct 30 2024, 01:53 PM
bdstone914   Gates Baracade fuel line is ethanol compatible. R...   Oct 30 2024, 02:10 PM
flipb   Have not replaced them in 15 years of ownership. ...   Oct 30 2024, 02:42 PM
rjames   It may been too often, but I tend to replace them ...   Oct 30 2024, 03:01 PM
worn   It may been too often, but I tend to replace them...   Oct 30 2024, 07:13 PM
brant   thought of this myself about 4 years back. they we...   Oct 30 2024, 03:20 PM
emerygt350   When I was 20 I got this 1969 Cadillac 2door DeVil...   Oct 30 2024, 03:47 PM
worn   When I was 20 I got this 1969 Cadillac 2door DeVi...   Oct 30 2024, 07:15 PM
rjames   Also... don't use that extra unused fuel line ...   Oct 30 2024, 04:16 PM
aharder   I did mine about 6 years ago when I installed the ...   Oct 31 2024, 02:49 AM
Root_Werks   Two years ago for me. Assembly after paint with n...   Oct 31 2024, 11:01 AM
Geezer914   So what is the recommended life of Gates barricade...   Oct 31 2024, 12:10 PM
rjames   So what is the recommended life of Gates barricad...   Oct 31 2024, 12:51 PM
windforfun   What a coincidence. I had a hose blow out on me j...   Oct 31 2024, 12:51 PM


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