 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Car Forum / Ford / Ford Cars / January 2007fuel line repair
have an 88 t-bird, recently replaced the in-tank fuel pump. the return line was damaged, and now have a fuel leak. can i use a dorman compression union for the repair? someone told me that ford offers a fuel line repair kit (that requires a special ford tool). my local ford parts dept. has no clue.can anybody help? > have an 88 t-bird, recently replaced the in-tank fuel pump. the > return line was damaged, and now have a fuel leak. can i use a dorman > compression union for the repair? someone told me that ford offers a > fuel line repair kit (that requires a special ford tool). my local > ford parts dept. has no clue.can anybody help? If you're SURE it's the return line, you should be able to use any compression union that fits snug..If it's the plastic line, make sure to use the little sleeves that fit inside the line.  SignatureYeh, I'm a Krusty old Geezer, putting up with my 'smartass' is the price you pay..DEAL with it! > have an 88 t-bird, recently replaced the in-tank fuel pump. the return > line was damaged, and now have a fuel leak. can i use a dorman > compression union for the repair? someone told me that ford offers a fuel > line repair kit (that requires a special ford tool). my local ford parts > dept. has no clue.can anybody help? What line is damaged? Steel or plastic? If steel, is it the line on the sender? If it's the steel line on the sender, you're out of luck, You have to buy another sender. If it's a plastic line, it can be repaired, but the plastic line has to be heated to accept the metal fittings. Boiling water works best. The repair kit from Ford is for plastic line. The special tool is a crimper like device to push the coupler into the line. It may be best approach, but I never saw the tool as a Ford Tech until 2001. Heat the line in boiling water, insert and twist, heat again, push and twist, heat again, repeat, ... I think I'm gonna try this boiling water method on the quick disconnect fitting at my fuel rail. Will the hot water harm the two O-rings on the fitting? How much are these crimper tools? Thanks > > have an 88 t-bird, recently replaced the in-tank fuel pump. the return > > line was damaged, and now have a fuel leak. can i use a dorman [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Heat the line in boiling water, insert and twist, heat again, push and twist, heat > again, repeat, ... > I think I'm gonna try this boiling water method on the quick disconnect > fitting at my fuel rail. Will the hot water harm the two O-rings on > the fitting? How much are these crimper tools? > Thanks Yes, this does work. I used the barbed union and boiling water trick for many years. Last time I tried to buy one at the dealer, though, the parts man said they weren't available anymore. You can trim the line back a little, just be careful that you don't get it too short. I was picturing your leak a few inches back from the disconnect. I've also heard of that installer tool, but never saw one. Specialty tools like that are pricy, not feasable for a one off repair. You would do well to just replace the o-rings. They are less than $2 and cheap insurance against a leak. |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.