87 5ktq fuel lines

[Kneale Brownson]

At 11:09 PM 2/29/2004 -0500, Doyt W. Echelberger wrote:

>You have to use metal lines because of the extreme pressure of the fuel 
>pump. But I was able to temporarily stuff enough rubber into the tiny fuel 
>line pin hole to stop the spraying stream.
>

There IS a high pressure flexible fuel hose available that clamps around
the hard fuel line with special hose clamps at each end if you want a
quicker, cheaper "fix".  The hose just is too large to fit in the rubber
retainers inside the clips.  I spent under $20 to replace the leaking
supply line on my 200q20v.  Took about an hour to cut and burnish the metal
lines at each end under the car,  get the hose and clamps in place and zip
tie the hose to the retainer clips. The other lines have not started
leaking yet.   I plan to replace all the metal lines with spliced-in metal
when the weather is more comfortable.