Broken Fuel line

[Kevin Kirwin]

I figured its going to be a custom fix... my plan is to cut the broken end
clipped to the fire wall and get a new generic hard line and splice it in at
a point where I can access it better.

The problem is where the line snapped... it is attached to the firewall with
very little space to even see it.  It is tucked in nicely inbetween the
firewall and the steering rack.  I'm not sure where the line runs to.

I'm trying to figure out if it would be easier to cut the broken line way
back further where I can work on it and re-route a new custom line back
through the engine bay or somehow cut and splice a short section keeping
most of the original line.  The small splice sounds a lot better but how do
I get at it?  Anyone know the clip down low on the firewall right behind the
steering rack that I'm talking about?

Any help identifing the broken line and thoughts on where to begin surgery
would be much appreciated.  I really want to drive my car to //SFest this
year.

Thanks

-Kev



I've had good luck using Pirtek in Avon, MA to fab up hoses and lines.

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Tony Hoffman <auditony at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've fixed broken lines with high pressure hose and fuel injection
> clamps. I like to double clamp each point, to ensure no leaks. I've
> done this on several cars, with good results, including one of my
> current daily drivers.
>
> Tony
>
> On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Kevin Kirwin <kev.kirwin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hello everyone.
> >
> >
> > I broke one of the hard fuel lines... I think its copper or stainless.
>  It
> > is the line that clips to the firewall and connects to the steel braided
> > hoses going to the engine.  The line broke inside the clip on the middle
> of
> > the firewall, not at the somewhat accessable clip near the power steering
> > hose connections to the rack where I was working.  I put in a new P.S.
> hose
> > from the pump to the rack and this happened.
> >
> > I have a few questions...
> >
> > Where does this line go to and would it be a bad idea to try and splice
> > something in with compression fittings as couplings?
> >
> > Any thoughts on how to attempt this fix?  I can barely see where the line
> > broke, let alone get my hands in there.
> >
> > Anyone have this issue or hear of it?
> >
> > Thanks a lot
> >
> > -Kev
>