[s-cars] Fuel Line Leak - The Resolution

[Theodore Chen]

--- manuel <manuelsanchez at starpower.net> wrote:
> Chapter 4 - My trusty regular mechanic
> Sanity sets in. He says why don't we just cut off the crimp fitting and see
> what you've got. We do it. What lines under the crimp fitting is a barbed end
> with ridges on the end of the hard line. Perfect for a 25 cent hose clamp.  I
> do both ends, just to be sure I wasn't hallucinating when I held the leaking
> fitting in my hand, so that comes out to about 50 cents in parts. Hmmmmmmm.

glad the fix ended up being so easy and cheap.

i just went through a bad experience with a plumber who wanted $525 to
repair a cracked cleanout fitting.  i ended up fixing it myself for
$15 in parts and 45 minutes of my time (15 of which was spent staring at the
repaired fitting and flushing the toilets repeatedly to make sure it didn't 
leak any more).

ever feel like you could do the job better than the "pros"?

-teddy


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