Fuel Line: replacement options
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Springfield Missouri
Fuel Line: replacement options
car: 1986 corvette
Issue: both fuel lines are corroded and one is broken.
Location: lines from sending unit going foward toward fuel filter.
I belive i can not buy the 3/8 metal line, place old nuts on new line, double flare and get going...right?
I did not see the lines for sale yet in my searching.
What is a guy to do?
Issue: both fuel lines are corroded and one is broken.
Location: lines from sending unit going foward toward fuel filter.
I belive i can not buy the 3/8 metal line, place old nuts on new line, double flare and get going...right?
I did not see the lines for sale yet in my searching.
What is a guy to do?
Race Director
Joined: Jun 1999
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From: Merritt Ils Fl
This and brake lines have been here more than once. There are sources for lines but I did not keep a reference. Shark, suggest you check with a local auto restorer or check antique car mags.
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Springfield Missouri
I did a search on both goggle and this site but did not find much to help me.
The was gm did the ends w/the fuel filter can not be duplicated by me. so i was going to keep that part and put a section in just before the rr wheel.
Have you guys had any luck with double flare's and not leaking...last thing i want to leak is gas.
The was gm did the ends w/the fuel filter can not be duplicated by me. so i was going to keep that part and put a section in just before the rr wheel.
Have you guys had any luck with double flare's and not leaking...last thing i want to leak is gas.
Instructor
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From: Willington Ct
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...-t56-c4-6.html
Classic tube fuel line used to have a kit for c4 corvettes.
Classic tube fuel line used to have a kit for c4 corvettes.
Safety Car
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From: Jacksonville FL
Check with them, they can prolly bend what you want even if it isnt a stock item. I have had good luck with their products on a couple of restos. They give you OEM or stainless steel options as well.
Le Mans Master
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Classic Tube does 1986 Corvette fuel lines, along with virtually all C4 model years. They also do the lines for Turn One's steering racks, last I checked. 1985 is the only year I believe they do lines for (lucky me...). Good news is GM didn't fiddle with the fuel line situation a whole lot on TPI cars. 86 lines will fit an 85.
Go to Corvette Central and select your year and type "fuel line" in the search. It will bring up two options of both the feed and return line: Steel or stainless steel. If you plan to keep it forever, I would go the stainless route it's usually an extra $30. You're looking at $150 a line.
Go to Corvette Central and select your year and type "fuel line" in the search. It will bring up two options of both the feed and return line: Steel or stainless steel. If you plan to keep it forever, I would go the stainless route it's usually an extra $30. You're looking at $150 a line.
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Instructor
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From: Willington Ct
Classic Tube does 1986 Corvette fuel lines, along with virtually all C4 model years. They also do the lines for Turn One's steering racks, last I checked. 1985 is the only year I believe they do lines for (lucky me...). Good news is GM didn't fiddle with the fuel line situation a whole lot on TPI cars. 86 lines will fit an 85.
Go to Corvette Central and select your year and type "fuel line" in the search. It will bring up two options of both the feed and return line: Steel or stainless steel. If you plan to keep it forever, I would go the stainless route it's usually an extra $30. You're looking at $150 a line.
Go to Corvette Central and select your year and type "fuel line" in the search. It will bring up two options of both the feed and return line: Steel or stainless steel. If you plan to keep it forever, I would go the stainless route it's usually an extra $30. You're looking at $150 a line.
Melting Slicks
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From: Mystic CT
I have no idea what the flair angle is on the fuel line but be careful your flaring tool is the correct angle it is not a universal angle. SAE and AN are not the same.
Advanced
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From: New Jersey
I know this is an older thread but is there a way to replace the send and return fuel lines without dropping the rear or having a car lift? My gas tank area smells of gas so I am going to replace the fuel pump, fuel strainer, fuel filter, gasket, and the rubber hoses in the area. Ideally that will fix it and I will not have to change the hardline, but if I do have to I want to know how intensive of a job it will be.
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Springfield Missouri
I ended up doing the follwing.
1. drop the bumper
2. pull frame extenstion
3. the lines come out of the sender going to the passenger side then go down b/t the tank and trunk compartment from there.
-my lines were rusted and cracked at the first bend.
-good luck.
1. drop the bumper
2. pull frame extenstion
3. the lines come out of the sender going to the passenger side then go down b/t the tank and trunk compartment from there.
-my lines were rusted and cracked at the first bend.
-good luck.
Drifting
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From: somewhere between heaven and hell WI
Check " the right stuff" at www.getdiscbrakes.com I bought stainless brake and fuel lines for my 89 Chevy truck (winter vehicle) and they were all pre-bent. The fit was very good and service and shipping was great. If I ever need fuel or brake lines I will get the stainless lines from them. The brake lines have been on my truck for 4 winters now and still look perfect. For a Vette that is not driven in salt, they will last forever.
Le Mans Master
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I meant to say 1985 is the only C4 they don't have fuel lines for when I checked. Luckily the 1986 are routed the exact same for those thinking of replacing lines on a resto project. Hated burning money on lines instead of the engine (roughly $350 shipped for both lines) but with everything torn out of the back, it only made sense to replace them while in there.
I was going the compression fitting route to link the used lines sent to me that had to be cut but then I started looking inside the lines at the cut points and didn't like what I saw. After 25+ years, it's time to pony up for a new set instead of a band aid fix. Running full lines, everything has to come off the back, the lines are engineered as never needing service, so they are the very first thing tucked tightly into the car's bends and frame. Then everything else is piled on top.
I was going the compression fitting route to link the used lines sent to me that had to be cut but then I started looking inside the lines at the cut points and didn't like what I saw. After 25+ years, it's time to pony up for a new set instead of a band aid fix. Running full lines, everything has to come off the back, the lines are engineered as never needing service, so they are the very first thing tucked tightly into the car's bends and frame. Then everything else is piled on top.
