Wonder why they didn't just use one piece of hose instead of piecing it? I can see how you fished the hose to up top but how did you put the hose back on the metal line up top and tighten the clamp? long needle nose pliers or long fingers?

 

I'll bet because that's as far up as they could reach to work from under the car, without lowering the tank.

Yeah, I want to know that too. How'd you even get the old ones off? My original lines were welded to the fittings and getting those clamps off is a bear even with the correct tool.

 

hmmmmmmmm....back to dropping the tank

 

And then you might find the tan sticker also, as a bonus :- )

 

I did get the chance to talk with the person that replaced the piece of fuel hose. He did it on the side of the road and only as far as he could reach.

I used long needle nose pliers and cut the hose off the metal sending unit pipe. I attached the string to the clamp and pulled it down to the muffler. During installation I fished it up, note it took several attempts to get it cleared and all the way up. But as you see it can be done.

 

That's great! but when you pull it back up how do you get it back over the metal line ?

 

I greased the inside if the hose to slip onto the metal pipe. I found pliers similar to the ones I used on Amazon
At the time I was heading to a event and did not have the time to remove the tank. Took me just over a hour to replace the hose.

 

You ARE teh MAN

When they get the tank down, I am going to have them replace all the rubber hoses since they are 41 years old and are probably in the same condition as the leaking one...good idea , huh?
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UPDATE
Well, finally managed to take it into a seemingly nice shop...they couldn't find the leaking hose(s) so I came back and started it up and bingo...dripping down the right muffler and you could see where it was gushing out of a hose near the top of the tank next to the filler neck...then the good news ...they said it was a 4 hour job to drop the tank and replace the 2 hoses on the right side...$480...plus hoses plus shop fees plus diagnostic fee = around $640 + tax...so I told them thanks but no thanks and had to pay a $90 diagnostic fee....then I got the hell out of there..I was not real thrilled so I decided to do it myself...backed it up on ramps, dropped the mufflers, had to sawzall the 4 bolts holding it to the catalytic converter...then take off the support bar and detached the straps at the back of the tank(forgot to mention draining 12 gallons of gas out first) then tipping the tank back...this made the hoses at the top more accessible...then I had to take off the hoses where it connected to the steel lines near the side of the tank...and I did it by feel and a small pair of pliers...toughest part of the job was squeezing open the original pressure clamps...after I replaced the hoses, the rest was just a reverse process...the 2 top bolts to the flange at the catalytic converter were a biotch to get in place because of the heat shield but I managed to get them all tight with a new gasket......all in all was it worth it to save $600+ ? Yes and I am happy I did it myself...
Thanks guys for all the help you have provided in this thread...