wcasey5

Mine is toast, are there any fittings out there I can use or am I looking at a new part? Thanks

kelvinb

that sucks. really only one way i know of fixing this and i learned it through a different forum im apart of. if this picture doesnt make sense i can explain.

wcasey5

It makes absolute perfect sense. Where do I get those fittings? I went to many autoparts stores, even a tuner shop, and they looked at me like I had two heads.

kelvinb

figured a tuner shop would have them. they are AN fittings.

http://www.summitracing.com/search/d...fittings-hoses

just fyi with the link below.....speedway has great products, but be warned that the speedway brand AN fittings are ˟˟˟˟. they are copies of properly designed and made fittings and will not last.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Street...d-Hose-AN.html

dont cheap out on your fuel system!

wcasey5

perfect! I would have thought the tuner shop would have them as well, but they just looked at me confused. I guess I wasn't asking just the right questions.

kelvinb

was it a random kids garage with a bunch of car parts laying around or a reputable one?

wcasey5

The place builds some slick cars, its http://www.iagperformance.com/ . I think I just asked the wrong question or asked the wrong person. In any case, I got it fixed. Hopefully permanently. I used some 5/16 steel pipe, quicksteel, and a compression fitting. Put it together, and I drove it 50 miles without a leak. And I am now very good at removing the gas tank (in about 10 minutes), and making a flare connection.

After I removed the fuel pump from the bracket, and cut off the inside supply line, I cut off the rusted supply line from the outside, and drilled the hole out to 5/16. I ground the rust off the outside of the bracket, bent a pipe the same shape as the old one. I stripped off the coating and stuck it in the hole so the outside was approx the same height as the old one. I used the quicksteel to bond it to the cover. I did the same with the return line.

ON the inside of the bracket I used a compression fitting to attach the fuel pump line. I used the original line, I just cut it to length. Then connected the fuel pump with the original rubber hose.

For the return line, I used a rubber hose and clamp to attach the new line to the original line.

I put some quick steel on the inside as well. It is hard as hell, so I am hoping it will last. SO far so good. If I was good with a mig, bronze, or silver solder It would be better, But if it doesn't leak I'll take it.

Redneck_Yota7

I had the same problem with mine, if you have enough to hook a hose clamp, I took a short piece of rubber fuel line I had layin around and cut the ends off the metal hose that broke so it didn't have sharp edges, I took some hose clamps and put it over the metal line where it broke off. It seems to be holding up real well, I did that about 6 months ago.

wcasey5

That's what I hoped for when I took the tank off. But it was broke off flush with the cover, so there was no chance.

Redneck_Yota7

Have you tried JB Weld? I don't know how well it will stand up to fuel, I used it on a hole in an atv fuel tank and never had any complaints of it leaking from my customer. Might be worth a shot if nothing else.

wcasey5

The quicksteel seems to get pretty hard,
http://www.dual-star.com/index2/Serv...poxy_putty.htm

I have used JB weld in the past, but where the part is kinda made me move to something a bit harder.

Redneck_Yota7

I've seen but never used quick steel so I couldn't give you my opinion on which is better, but I'll have to use it next time to see how it works for me. Hopefully it holds up for you. You could check out the site www.car-part.com if it doesn't, that site goes throughout the junkyards in the country and lists what every one has by distance or price, and you can get the part shipped to you. I've used it a couple times and like it

wcasey5

That's a great site! Thanks!

Redneck_Yota7

I have found it very helpful when it comes to the repairs I do, but I still don't like to get electrical or bearings from junkyards. I don't trust parts that have been sitting out in weather for who knows how long. But for parts like body parts or the such that doesn't move it's a great resource to know of