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Old 10-31-2008, 12:48 PM   #1
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Question How do You extend

the rubber fuel lines,ones from the fuel tank, what is the best way to extend them? I'm thinking of cutting them and placing some sort or pipe or fuel line inside and using hose clamps (don't know if it makes sense) but would it leak?

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Old 10-31-2008, 01:02 PM   #2
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Re: How do You extend

they sell fuel lines in the auto parts store you can get.. id try to keep it as much steel as you can tho.. you can use unions to joun steel lines
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Old 11-01-2008, 12:05 AM   #3
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Re: How do You extend

on the few lines that i've kinked while screwing around with them, I've just cut the metal line on either side of the kink with a pipe cutter and relaced the section with a piece of rubber fuel line that you can buy at parts stores and put clamps on it. Never had a leak yet
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Old 11-02-2008, 12:18 AM   #4
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on the few lines that i've kinked while screwing around with them, I've just cut the metal line on either side of the kink with a pipe cutter and relaced the section with a piece of rubber fuel line that you can buy at parts stores and put clamps on it. Never had a leak yet
Thats sounds like what i want to do cut the metal line and use rubber fuel line to extend them but just wanted to know if it would leak or not.
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Old 11-02-2008, 04:30 PM   #5
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Thats sounds like what i want to do cut the metal line and use rubber fuel line to extend them but just wanted to know if it would leak or not.
I always use two hose clamps just in case, but no it won't leak. I've done this several times.
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Old 11-02-2008, 06:47 AM   #6
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Re: How do You extend

look closely at sources of rub through and ignition!!! you don't want to fix cheaply the fuel system! buy the tube bender if kinking is a problem
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Old 11-04-2008, 12:23 AM   #7
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thanks thats what i wanted to hear!!
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