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> Anybody else still have their original tunnel fuel lines?
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post Mar 19 2015, 01:09 PM
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I remember reading a post about people never having taken off their rocker panels and was wondering if there were anyone else with the original fuel lines in the tunnel.

I just ordered new SS lines from Tangerine today, but was curious if I'm one of the last holdouts having milked these things beyond reason. I haven't driven this car very much in the past 10 years, so it was never a priority to me, until now.

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post Mar 19 2015, 01:19 PM
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Nope, replaced them years ago in both cars
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post Mar 19 2015, 01:22 PM
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I replaced mine 2 years ago and was very glad I did. The plastic lines themselves were still ok but the cloth lines attached were falling apart. Much of the gas smell went away with all new lines. Cheap insurance for piece of mind.
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post Mar 19 2015, 01:39 PM
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Still have them. One of these days I will change them to SS.
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post Mar 19 2015, 01:41 PM
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Mar 19 2015, 01:22 PM) *

I replaced mine 2 years ago and was very glad I did. The plastic lines themselves were still ok but the cloth lines attached were falling apart. Much of the gas smell went away with all new lines. Cheap insurance for piece of mind.


When I pulled the plastic lines from the tunnel I was suprised at how pliable and good condition they were in.
But as said above, all the other pieces that need to be replaced around them were getting questionable.
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post Mar 19 2015, 01:50 PM
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When I restored my 914 back in the mid 90's, I replaced all of the flexible lines but left the rigid lines in place. Been driving about 1k mikes a year since then with no problems. Wasn't talked about at all back then.

I am sure if I was doing a full restoration now, it would be something worth spending the money on (since it isn't much), but not a major concern for me at the moment. Especially as I have carbs and the fuel is only being supplied at low pressure. Might be different if I was using a high PSI injection system.
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post Mar 19 2015, 01:55 PM
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When I restored my 914 back in the mid 90's, I replaced all of the flexible lines but left the rigid lines in place. Been driving about 1k mikes a year since then with no problems. Wasn't talked about at all back then.

I am sure if I was doing a full restoration now, it would be something worth spending the money on (since it isn't much), but not a major concern for me at the moment. Especially as I have carbs and the fuel is only being supplied at low pressure. Might be different if I was using a high PSI injection system.


You won't know that you need them until your car is on fire.

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post Mar 19 2015, 01:58 PM
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Mine are still in the car, but since it hasn't run since 1988
I don't really think that counts.
They didn't seem hard or brittle when I tied them out
of the way last time.
I do have a set of Tangerine Stainless lines that will
go in when I get the car back.
Bought them at Hershey a few years ago when Chris
offered a deal on them.
Cheap insurance in my opinion.
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post Mar 19 2015, 02:03 PM
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QUOTE(gandalf_025 @ Mar 19 2015, 12:58 PM) *

Mine are still in the car, but since it hasn't run since 1988
I don't really think that counts.
They didn't seem hard or brittle when I tied them out
of the way last time.
I do have a set of Tangerine Stainless lines that will
go in when I get the car back.
Bought them at Hershey a few years ago when Chris
offered a deal on them.
Cheap insurance in my opinion.
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You are probably safe as long as there is no motor in the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Mar 19 2015, 02:10 PM
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QUOTE(Jonathan Livesay @ Mar 19 2015, 04:03 PM) *

QUOTE(gandalf_025 @ Mar 19 2015, 12:58 PM) *

Mine are still in the car, but since it hasn't run since 1988
I don't really think that counts.
They didn't seem hard or brittle when I tied them out
of the way last time.
I do have a set of Tangerine Stainless lines that will
go in when I get the car back.
Bought them at Hershey a few years ago when Chris
offered a deal on them.
Cheap insurance in my opinion.
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You are probably safe as long as there is no motor in the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)



True.... But it should be coming back from paint this spring and
with my luck anything is possible......

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post Mar 19 2015, 02:19 PM
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Chris replaced mine with his stainless steel lines last summer while my car was at his shop, for me the feeling that it is done and one less thing I have to worry about is well worth the price, which I thought was very reasonable for a high quality product.

Ian Stott
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post Mar 19 2015, 02:28 PM
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QUOTE(Ian Stott @ Mar 19 2015, 01:19 PM) *

for me the feeling that it is done and one less thing I have to worry about is well worth the price...


Exactly, That's all I've thought about when I drive it and it makes the driving experience much less enjoyable.
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post Mar 19 2015, 02:46 PM
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Went stainless years ago...
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post Mar 19 2015, 02:52 PM
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Mine should be going in any day now. One of the first parts I bought for the car. Figured it was worth the expense to avoid a burned-up car. My plastic lines look OK too but the rubber or braided lines were trashed.
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post Mar 19 2015, 04:11 PM
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I still have the original hard lines in the tunnel. While I'm not overly concerned about them I will get to replacing them one day. All of the rubber/cloth lines get replaced every few years.
I've never heard about a fire starting from a leak in the center tunnel. Seems like they are all from the soft lines in the engine bay.
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post Mar 19 2015, 05:04 PM
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I replaced mine because of gas smell coming from tunnel.

Definite peace of mine when I replaced them with stainless lines from Tangerine Racing.
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post Mar 19 2015, 06:59 PM
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I have one of them still. I took the other one out.
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post Mar 19 2015, 07:02 PM
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Mine are still in. I think I'll order the tangerine lines and get them replaced soon.
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post Mar 19 2015, 07:28 PM
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I put in the Tangerine SS lines. They went in very easy. Do not even give them a thought. Cheap insurance.

I screwed up a bunch of stuff but even I got those in OK. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Mar 19 2015, 07:28 PM
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Here's my original lines. I've bought tangerine's lines for all my cars.


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