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| plas76targa |
 Oct 15 2009, 07:13 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 885 Joined: 22-February 04 From: Frederick, MD Member No.: 1,700 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
Recall from Dr Evils Atlanta transmission clinic that on our return home, we broke down in TN due to a fuel line rupture at #3 injector.
Here's the offending part:  Thinking back over this past weekend, Mike and others commented about smelling fuel. Couldn't see a leak but didn't look real hard either. While in George's garage at AA I noticed an area of his floor paint was bubbled. Sorry George, I now believe that was due to my car leaking fuel. The frightening part is realizing we drove this car over 5 hours on the highway and probably two days around Atlanta with this leak. Moral of the story: if you smell gas, thoroughly examine all the fuel line hoses. I think I'll change the other three injector hoses. BTW - these lines are 3 years old. That doesn't seem too old for fuel lines. Then again ... |
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| Jakeodoule |
Oct 15 2009, 10:13 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 353 Joined: 10-October 08 From: Des Moines Iowa Member No.: 9,630 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I agree with Vacca..
I used fuel line for the elbows and one failed due to a kink in less than a year. It cracked right on the edge where the kink was. I will not use anything but those pre bent lines from now on. |
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plas76targa breakdown returning from ATL tranny clinic Oct 15 2009, 07:13 AM
davep That is a very short life for an injector line. Wh... Oct 15 2009, 08:04 AM plas76targa Dave - I'll have to check. I bought high pres... Oct 15 2009, 08:11 AM Cupomeat Has the engine been in and out of the car with the... Oct 15 2009, 08:26 AM Vacca Rabite Is that one of the injector "elbows" tha... Oct 15 2009, 09:15 AM plas76targa Just a length of hose. I'll be looking at the... Oct 15 2009, 11:29 AM
Vacca Rabite
Just a length of hose. I'll be looking at th... Oct 15 2009, 12:16 PM Demick I'll 2nd that. If you smell fuel, you've g... Oct 15 2009, 11:40 AM plas76targa Demick! How are you?!!
Zach - I chec... Oct 15 2009, 12:48 PM |
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