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Did i wreck this new fuel line? I am mad. #272639
03/31/09 05:49 PM 03/31/09 05:49 PM
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I bought these from the Right stuff and they came today. So off with the old 5/16th line and on with the new 3/8 line. However I almost had it in the hole that leads to the front after messing with it for 45 minutes and I got this bend in the difficult area that wraps the corner?????

Is it junk? any way to get the pinch out of it. I went so darn slow and tried so hard, but these are a pain in the tila?

Dave

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Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad. [Re: RUMBLON] #272640
03/31/09 05:52 PM 03/31/09 05:52 PM
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I would take a SWAG and say that it is pretty much FUBAR at this point.

Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad. [Re: RUMBLON] #272641
03/31/09 05:53 PM 03/31/09 05:53 PM
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Yup, it's pooched. That kink is no good, unless you are able to cut it, flare the new ends left when you removed that piece and can find a high pressure fitting you're looking at getting another length of tubing.

Bummer dude

Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad. [Re: RUMBLON] #272642
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Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad. [Re: RUMBLON] #272643
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ouch! looks like scrap to me. where it is at it don't look like you can splice it very easy either.

Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad. [Re: RUMBLON] #272644
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I'm gonna assume you meant fuel line

yup, its junk. I would cut out the kink and replace it with a short piece of high quality fuel line and a couple ss clamps.
Or replace the entire line, your choice

Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad. [Re: nomore65BelvJim] #272645
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And buy at least a medium priced tubing bender or find some of the coil spring sleeve material to wrap around the line before you repeat the 'process'.

Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad. [Re: nomore65BelvJim] #272646
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I'm gonna assume you meant fuel line

yup, its junk. I would cut out the kink and replace it with a short piece of high quality fuel line and a couple ss clamps.
Or replace the entire line, your choice



Yep, I bought the fuel and brake lines all for the same car.

I dont know how I could have been any easier on this thing. And it still is not that close to fitting correctly. and more

Dave
Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad. [Re: Classof70Chally] #272647
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And buy at least a medium priced tubing bender or find some of the coil spring sleeve material to wrap around the line before you repeat the 'process'.




Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad. [Re: nomore65BelvJim] #272648
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I will buy a tubing bender. I didnt know I was going to need one, as I though this would be a lot closer to the original, thus eleminating the need. Oh well, another $75.00 down the drain. Its only money, right. what kind of tubing bender do you guys reccomend and Are the stainless lines any better????? If I get another, maybe fine lines will be a closer match??

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Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad. [Re: RUMBLON] #272649
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I've used Fine Lines dozens of times without any issues...
Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad. [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #272650
03/31/09 06:25 PM 03/31/09 06:25 PM
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Tubing bender, like th eone I just pulled out of my shop tool box, that I have never used, or maybe I did on a day when I was actually thinking about what I was doing.

This seem cumbersome, do they make a better one? whats best, maybe I should just buy stock and flaring tools and make my own if I am going to have to mess with them after buying them?

Dave
Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad. [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #272651
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Just cut and splice. No big deal.

Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad. [Re: earlybee] #272652
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Just cut and splice. No big deal.

just get another peice about 2feet long carfully make your bend then cut it down till it lines up with the staight part and splice,unless its a looks thing that will work.
Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad. [Re: RUMBLON] #272653
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Tubing bender, like th eone I just pulled out of my shop tool box, that I have never used, or maybe I did on a day when I was actually thinking about what I was doing.

This seem cumbersome, do they make a better one? whats best, maybe I should just buy stock and flaring tools and make my own if I am going to have to mess with them after buying them?

Dave



A coil spring bender is cheap (<$5.00), easy to get on and off, and supports the tubing while you bend it. I bought one from the Plumbing Dept. at Ace hardware.

Re: Did i wreck this new fuel line? I am mad. [Re: RUMBLON] #272654
03/31/09 07:21 PM 03/31/09 07:21 PM
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3/8 line is not easy to bend into a 90, even with a tube bender, i tried 2 benders, one as show on this page and another one, they both kinked the line, i decided to run braided line instead, good luck

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Re: Did i wreck this new fuel line? I am mad. [Re: RUMBLON] #272655
03/31/09 07:34 PM 03/31/09 07:34 PM
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I would cut the bad section out. Then replace with a union or elbow. they make compression fittings that should work, found at the local hardware.
I also bought some anodized AN type with 3/8" compression from Summit a while back. They worked fine and are also available in a sweeping elbow, this will not restrict the flow.
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Re: Did i wreck this new fuel line? I am mad. [Re: deansrr] #272656
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I've heated line before for 90's - works much better.

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Re: Did i wreck this new fuel line? I am mad. [Re: etek] #272657
03/31/09 07:56 PM 03/31/09 07:56 PM
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FYI stainless looks great and last forever but is harder to bend than the mild steel.

Re: Did i wreck this new fuel line? I am mad. [Re: etek] #272658
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I just bent my fuel line yesterday (5/16"). To make a 90, I used a spool-type bender ($10 at the local NAPA) and bent it about 60*, then moved toward the apex of the bend a little, bent another 5* and did that a couple more times, working away from my original bend, till I finally got a 90* bend. Granted, the radius of that bend is larger, but it doesn't have any kinks.
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