damaged plastic fuel line

[shoebilly]

The fuel line got kinked at the female coupler at the firewall connections. It is dripping. Can the line be cut & shortened and inch and pushed back on the barbed end of the coupler? I see there is no clamp of any sort. Will the plastic line stay on if its just pushed back on after cutting off the damaged section?

 

[Mr Anonymous]

No, the plastic line is crimped to the garter connector. Unfortunately, the only real solution will be to find a replacement line, probably used since I suspect they are now discontinued from Ford.

 

[shoebilly]

No, the plastic line is crimped to the garter connector. Unfortunately, the only real solution will be to find a replacement line, probably used since I suspect they are now discontinued from Ford.

I found the Helms book-it says cut off the bad end of the line & submerse the end in boiling water for 1 minute to aid in pushing it bach on the barbed end. I worked out well.

 

[Rob94]

So it worked?? No leaks?

 

[broken SHO]

Ford has a tool for repairing the plastic lines and couplers
looks similar to a modified caulking gun and pushes the tubing onto connector barbs
my local L-M dealers parts department repairs fuel line stuff, most likely other dealers can too

 

[shoebilly]

So it worked?? No leaks?

It worked very well. I can see how a "special tool" would aid in pushing or pulling the plastic line back on the barbed connector. To hold a paper cup of boiling water back there in the engine bay at a 45 degree angle for 1 minute can be ******* the fingers. and the tube softened up over an inch making the line prone to kink again. however, the line is less likely to crack if softened by heat.

 

[etc1006]

I was a advance auto today and they had a repair kit. Wasn't cheap though, ~18 or so. Had a very nice metal barb fitting and it was longer than the norm and not brass, was cad plated. The plastic was ~12" or so with a new end on it.