Did i wreck this new fuel line? I am mad.
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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.
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03/31/09 06:01 PM
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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
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Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad.
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03/31/09 07:00 PM
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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.
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Re: Did i wreck this new brake line? I am mad.
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03/31/09 07:08 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
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.
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