Threading Plastic Fuel Lines Through The Tunnel, Would this work? Options

[JawjaPorsche]

I still have my plastic tunnel fuel lines. I am planning to replace them.

There has been a discussion going on in the classifies about newer more improved plastic fuel lines than we had in our teeners originally.

My question is this. If I got the new plastic fuel lines and made sure they were about one foot longer than needed. Why? Would it be possible to get something like a wood dowel and glue and stick them together and pull the old line out while someone is gently pushing the new one in! If it worked, just cut over the unneeded line.

Would this work or is it just wishful thinking?

Here is discussion on classifies:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=203468

[dangrouche]

I did an install of stainless lines obtained from JEGS years ago. It was coiled SS tubing. the technique I used as cited from the board was threading solid core wire (obtained from strippping out Romex house wiring). I threaded the copper wire into the old plastic tubing, until it reached the gas tank, tethered it there at the front gas compartment. I then pulled out the entire old fuel line. I then "threaded" the SS tubing forward onto the copper wire and unfurled the coiled SS tubing as it fed foward. The copper wire served as a tracer path for the new SS tubing. I bent and cut the tubing in place. This was all done with the engine in place!! and alone. It was a lot of work. Then one of our club vendors (Chris Foley) started selling pre-bent lines thereafter. If I had to do it again, I would not. I would have bought Foley's pre bent kit. You can use the copper wire technique if you really want to thread plastic line together. If you have gone as far as putting in plastic line, you may want to consider a full tubing replacement. Food for thought. good luck (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)