Need help with fuel lines!
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Need help with fuel lines!
I just removed my fuel tank from my 74, and after 9 year it is look like crap. The sending unit looks like crap. I will be replacing them both but need help on my fuel lines. Can these be replaced, can these be changed with out lifiting the body, and what is the best place to order the tank, sending unit, and lines for my money.
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by loUiSiAna van
I just removed my fuel tank from my 74, and after 9 year it is look like crap. The sending unit looks like crap. I will be replacing them both but need help on my fuel lines. Can these be replaced, can these be changed with out lifiting the body, and what is the best place to order the tank, sending unit, and lines for my money.
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The fuel pump is at the engine, this means the lines from tank to pump (and from pump to the tank) don't see that much pressure. The highest pressure is probably around 20psi on the return line (if the tank is vented correctly).
I don't see any reason why these stainless steel braided hoses (for example Summit) wouldn't work. Both lines (supply and return) are about $200.
I replaced that section of the fuel line that runs vertically (in front of the passenger side rear wheel) with fuel resistant hose, the rest is steel tubing. I did not want to lift the body... for obvious reasons...
I am planning to replace the entire line with ss braided hose.
I don't see any reason why these stainless steel braided hoses (for example Summit) wouldn't work. Both lines (supply and return) are about $200.
I replaced that section of the fuel line that runs vertically (in front of the passenger side rear wheel) with fuel resistant hose, the rest is steel tubing. I did not want to lift the body... for obvious reasons...
I am planning to replace the entire line with ss braided hose.
Le Mans Master
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You could use braided hose. Some people have managed to
get steel lines through without lifting the body, but the tubes will
probably get pretty mangled doing so. You could probably get
away with lifting the passenger side a few inches, but that's
still a big undertaking.
get steel lines through without lifting the body, but the tubes will
probably get pretty mangled doing so. You could probably get
away with lifting the passenger side a few inches, but that's
still a big undertaking.
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Originally Posted by Stewart's74
You DO NOT have to lift the body to install new fuel lines. My car is proof of that.
, did my '75 coupe's about 4 months ago with the "body on". Takes patience, careful slight "unbending" of pre-bent lines, careful slight re-bending as you're moving the lines into place. I used "Classic Tube" lines-I believe they were like $105 for OEM steel lines, this included the main & return lines.
Melting Slicks
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I'm about to do the stainless braided thing, is there anything I should know before I start? I'm not sure what I'll need to do to connect to the tank... This seems like the easiest and longest lasting method.
-Chris
-Chris
