What to use to replace hard fuel line?
You could also probably solder the old one, if you took it out and emptied the line. Slip a fuel safe rubber hose over the leaking section, clamp it and call it a day. Just make sure you ask for fuel injected fuel line. Its reinforced and made for your application (high pressure line).
Can you put rubber under a fuel line?
You don’t want rubber under the car, and it’s probably easy to pull, since it’s just an FWD shitbox without much running to the back. You could also probably solder the old one, if you took it out and emptied the line. It’s literally one solid line that runs from the injector rail to the fuel pump.
Is there any pressure on hard fuel lines?
As long as you tighten them properly and assuming a good seal there is no chance of the pressure overcoming the clamp. Its a decent amount of pressure but nothing serious. Not like brake lines. i got my start working as an ambulance mechanic so I got used to high pressure diesel lines.
Is there a rubber hose under the car?
For some reason there isn’t a contiguous rubber jacket the runs the whole length of the line. Moisture gets into the gap between where the jacket ends and the line runs inside the body, rusting the fuck out of it. And yeah, I really don’t want a rubber hose under the car either.
Can a flexible fuel line replace a hard line?
Do not replace long runs of hard line with flexible fuel hose. Even the best fuel injection, low-permeation fuel line will have some amount of fuel vapor loss. Also, road debris can damage the line.
How do you replace a fuel line on a Chevy Duramax?
If so you need a quick disconnect tool to remove the line and your not going to like the price of the replacement from GM. another alternative is after you remove the line is to carefully cut the crimp fitting enough to remove the rubber line from the steel and the just replace the rubber part using hose clamps.
What can I use to replace a leaking fuel line?
Slip a fuel safe rubber hose over the leaking section, clamp it and call it a day. Just make sure you ask for fuel injected fuel line. Its reinforced and made for your application (high pressure line).
You don’t want rubber under the car, and it’s probably easy to pull, since it’s just an FWD shitbox without much running to the back. You could also probably solder the old one, if you took it out and emptied the line. It’s literally one solid line that runs from the injector rail to the fuel pump.