How do you avoid kinking the fuel lines below the gas tank?, Update: It's Alive! It's Alive! Options

[napasteve]

How do you avoid kinking the fuel lines below the gas tank?

Now that I'm installing a new fuel pump, I thought it might be a good idea to be sure that the new SS fuel lines were not obstructed. So I poured a gallon of gas into the tank to confirm gas flow back to below the engine. No gas came out. I then put in about 5 gallons of gas and visually confirmed that the fuel was completely covering the sock. Still no flow. Ugh.

In retrospect, my old fuel pump may have been OK; it was just starved for fuel. (That's OK as a new fuel pump is probably a good idea anyway.)

So out with the fuel tank again. As I pulled the tank, I could see that the larger line was kinked. With the tank out, I blew air thru the lines; no obstruction.

So what is the secret?

Is there a standard length of hose between the tank and the SS lines? Once the tank is back in place, it's really hard to examine the hoses.

FYI I'm using the 5/16 and 3/8 fuel lines that Tangerine supplied (Gates Barricade MPI Fuel Injection hose).

Any advise is appreciated.

[pete000]

I have seen people put the lines in a loop. I tried it but was unsuccessful.

I ended up just making them just the right length. I mounted the hoses to the SS fuel lines in the body first, lowered in the tank and then cut them to length and attached them from the access hole under the car.

Good Luck !

[JPA914]

I have seen people put the lines in a loop. I tried it but was unsuccessful.

I ended up just making them just the right length. I mounted the hoses to the SS fuel lines in the body first, lowered in the tank and then cut them to length and attached them from the access hole under the car.

Good Luck !

Am I seeing this correctly? Did you angle the hard lines out of the tank towards the passenger side/rear of the car at about 45 degrees?