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ovlov607
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Post subject: Fuel line replacement help
 Posted: Sep 07, 2011 - 05:22 AM
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I have a 1992 Tempo with leaky metal fuel lines. It appears that the metal lines can be disconnected underneath the car. I was looking at the nylon Dorman fuel line kits, but was not sure which ones I need, or if they worked well. Id hate to put metal lines back on again as the underside of this car is rusting out from the NYS salted roads. I would take the lines off of the car to few the ends.... but I need to be able to move the car and dont want to risk totally destroying the fuel line thats on there.
Anyone here replaced their fuel lines? How did you go about doing it? |
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Ryan3179
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Posted: Sep 09, 2011 - 02:19 AM
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| I just cut the bad metal sections out on my was really only one section by the front and put rubber fuel line in been fine a year now |
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amc49
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Posted: Sep 12, 2011 - 04:38 AM
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Make sure it's high pressure FI rated hose and use 2 clamps on each end. The idea that you can simply replace metal fuel injection tubing with lowly rubber fuel line only rated at 5-7 psi has stranded many a car and burned down quite a few too. I see idiots doing it all the time here at the store, that doesn't last long at all. One clamp on each end often blows off........
Fuel injection rated hose is much more expensive, the reason why so many morons insist on the cheaper stuff. I've seen blowout as soon as pump comes on before. These cars have about 45 psi in the later models.
Can't imagine why you'd hate new metal lines, seems to me you've gotten almost 10 years out of those, rubber won't last that long pressured like that. I'd think a bit about why you don't find rubber lines on ANY injected car pretty much anymore......I'd also give some thought to how many cars on side of road are burned now, more than used to be. Injection leaks make for flamethrowers. |
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Ryan3179
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Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 07:03 PM
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| ya i here what youre saying amc49 but i used good rubber line that was fuel injection hose steel is better but if you dont got all the right tools rubber is fine I think my old 93 2.3 i had rubber pieces in 2 spots for 4 years and when i got rid of that car it had 450.00 kms on it |
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amc49
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Posted: Sep 15, 2011 - 03:19 AM
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Blabbermouth
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You should state that in the post, people don't think about details like that much. If you're gonna help 'em out then do it all the way on safety issues like this one.
Nothing personal of course................... |
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