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plugging a fuel line
#134199
10/09/08 11:21 AM
10/09/08 11:21 AM
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Richard Cranium
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What's the best way to plug a fuel line? (answer: Arco gas).
No, really.
The gas tank in my Super Bee has an extra line coming off of it. We put a rubber vacuum plug on it, and I believe the gas ate it up, creating a leak.
So, what's the best way to cap that thing off? I was told to use a small section of fuel line and put a screw or bolt in one end, while clamping the other end to the tank.
Is there a better way to do this?
*1969 383 4sp. Super Bee
*1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT
*1965 Porsche 356C
*2004 VW Passat Wagon
*2004 Mini Cooper S
*1967 Jaguar E-Type FHC
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Re: plugging a fuel line
[Re: new bee]
#134200
10/09/08 11:49 AM
10/09/08 11:49 AM
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Anonymous
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Quote:
What's the best way to plug a fuel line? (answer: Arco gas).
No, really.
The gas tank in my Super Bee has an extra line coming off of it. We put a rubber vacuum plug on it, and I believe the gas ate it up, creating a leak.
So, what's the best way to cap that thing off? I was told to use a small section of fuel line and put a screw or bolt in one end, while clamping the other end to the tank.
Is there a better way to do this?
i used the fuel line/ bolt method
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Re: plugging a fuel line
#134201
10/09/08 12:33 PM
10/09/08 12:33 PM
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Brookeville, Md
Mr.Yuck
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Not enough dumb comments...yet
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Quote:
Quote:
What's the best way to plug a fuel line? (answer: Arco gas).
No, really.
The gas tank in my Super Bee has an extra line coming off of it. We put a rubber vacuum plug on it, and I believe the gas ate it up, creating a leak.
So, what's the best way to cap that thing off? I was told to use a small section of fuel line and put a screw or bolt in one end, while clamping the other end to the tank.
Is there a better way to do this?
i used the fuel line/ bolt method
fuel line bolt and clamp. I guess you are talking about plugging the return line????
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Re: plugging a fuel line
[Re: Mr.Yuck]
#134202
10/09/08 12:52 PM
10/09/08 12:52 PM
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Richard Cranium
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Richard Cranium
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I think it's a return line. I'm not entirely sure. It's a line with a flanged end coming out of the front of the tank. We capped it off, but a few weeks later the cap was split and gas was leaking out.
*1969 383 4sp. Super Bee
*1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT
*1965 Porsche 356C
*2004 VW Passat Wagon
*2004 Mini Cooper S
*1967 Jaguar E-Type FHC
A mall cop is in our midst.
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Re: plugging a fuel line
[Re: new bee]
#134203
10/09/08 06:18 PM
10/09/08 06:18 PM
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DO NOT EVER use these caps for plugging a fuel line, vent, unpressurized, or not. First, they DO deteriorate. Second they DO come off. One winter day, with a bunch of snow and ice on the hood, and already close to late, I started the (then) 340 Landcruiser only to have one of those pop off the PCV connection on the AFB, thus causing a huge vacuum leak which I could not get to right away.
Use quality hose and clamps and some sort of plug --if you use a bolt, use one long enough that it has an unthreaded area, and clamp up on the smooth section, or else cut off the threads.
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