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Old 07-11-05, 11:45 AM
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Question FI gas line leak (need help)

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toyota just deemed my beater unsfae, i guess holes in the floor aren't good. regardless it was in to have the steel fuel lines replaced because they were leaking. now that the car has beeen deemed unsafe, there's no point spending 800 on replacing the lines. so my question is, can i replace the part of the steel line that's leaking with a rubber hose, untill i can find and buy another car
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Old 07-11-05, 05:55 PM
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Hmm... Probably not a good idea. 45 PSI is not a tonne, but is pretty substantial.

I had a mechanic splice in some line on my cavalier brakes. Used compression fittings. Worked until I scrapped it. In retrospect, it probably was not the best idea.
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how long did you drive the car till you scrapped it?, this only needs to last a month or so
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high pressure fuel injection hose should work fine in place of the normal steel lines, although i'm not quite sure how it would effect the fuel pulses. if there is a pulsation dampner it should be able to handle it i think...

regardless don't plan on using it like that for long though, it should only be temporary.

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Originally Posted by coldfire
high pressure fuel injection hose should work fine in place of the normal steel lines

Old 07-11-05, 08:57 PM
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aright, fuel injection hose it is. the cars going to be scrapped fairly soon so idon't really care, as long as it doesn't burst and catch fire
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