Kibby
Well-known member
So long story short pb blaster for a few days, let it soak, and success the nuts came off except one which snapped.
The fuel line came apart and didn't break or so I thought. Did the walbro install with kit. I had no issues installing whatsover.
So I reinstall it and hook everything back up, start up the car and i can hear the fuel spraying in the trunk. What a mess and it wasn't just leaking from one spot. I had at least 6 streams spraying off the fuel line. So I did some research on the forums here and google and such. I gathered you can't buy it from the dealership and for what I plan to do to it the stock line will eventually need to be upgraded. But for the moment and on a budget I determined that I had few options. I am a plumber and my first thought was why not just run some threaded pipe and fittings down and just run some more hoses. This can be done. The pipe must be galvanlized. Option 2 which i went with was to drill a hole large enough to just run a fuel line from the pump, cut what wasn't leaking on the hard line, and run the hose to that. Not hard at all. Cost me $3 and took about an hr being lazy and taking my time. I snapped the line off the top and bottom, marked where it wasn't leaking and used pipe cutters to get a straight cut. Remove pump, put it in a vice and drill. I used small bits and worked my way up til I used a unibit which made the sidewalls of the metal where the hose was coming thru smooth. I even took the hose and rubbed it against the sides for about a minute pressing to see if it would cut into the hose or even make a wear mark. Nothing at all. Hole was made at 5/8". Reinstalled pump, ran hose thru hole, and installed in the car.
When I installed the male end I used dope on the threads so it would be a snug fit and not be a pita to remove in the future. The result was perfect. No leaks or issues at all. Let the car warm up and took it for a 45 minute "test run." No issues and I logged everything. I plan to either sleeve the hose coming out the top or silicon it when it stops snowing.
The fuel line came apart and didn't break or so I thought. Did the walbro install with kit. I had no issues installing whatsover.
So I reinstall it and hook everything back up, start up the car and i can hear the fuel spraying in the trunk. What a mess and it wasn't just leaking from one spot. I had at least 6 streams spraying off the fuel line. So I did some research on the forums here and google and such. I gathered you can't buy it from the dealership and for what I plan to do to it the stock line will eventually need to be upgraded. But for the moment and on a budget I determined that I had few options. I am a plumber and my first thought was why not just run some threaded pipe and fittings down and just run some more hoses. This can be done. The pipe must be galvanlized. Option 2 which i went with was to drill a hole large enough to just run a fuel line from the pump, cut what wasn't leaking on the hard line, and run the hose to that. Not hard at all. Cost me $3 and took about an hr being lazy and taking my time. I snapped the line off the top and bottom, marked where it wasn't leaking and used pipe cutters to get a straight cut. Remove pump, put it in a vice and drill. I used small bits and worked my way up til I used a unibit which made the sidewalls of the metal where the hose was coming thru smooth. I even took the hose and rubbed it against the sides for about a minute pressing to see if it would cut into the hose or even make a wear mark. Nothing at all. Hole was made at 5/8". Reinstalled pump, ran hose thru hole, and installed in the car.
When I installed the male end I used dope on the threads so it would be a snug fit and not be a pita to remove in the future. The result was perfect. No leaks or issues at all. Let the car warm up and took it for a 45 minute "test run." No issues and I logged everything. I plan to either sleeve the hose coming out the top or silicon it when it stops snowing.