I changed my fuel pump and broke one of the check valves in the process. Putting the line on the new valve took two hours. We made a tool like they show on a diagram that came with the pump. That tool is metal, but we used plexiglass, first drilling the right-sized hole, then cutting it in half to produce two half-moon shapes where the hole was drilled. Then we clamped this to the line and used two pairs of channel-lock pliers to move it along. It's a two-person job.

The line gets pretty brittle with age, I think. We tried heating the line with a blow drier - very nervous about that, with the gas tank being near, but we plugged the hole where the check valve enters and had good ventilation. Anyway, the line softened somewhat abruptly - I had hoped it would soften gradually and become more compliant. I don't think we were heating it too fast; it softened after about 3 minutes, but it happened rapidly, and the line became floppy and worthless, so we had to trim some off. So we resorted to lubricants, which finally worked. I didn't want anything that would remain slippery and would allow the line to work its way off, like vaseline, so I think that we used saliva. Swedish saliva works best. Just kidding. WD-40 might degrade the line. We got the line on about 3/4 of the way, and that's the best we could do.

My understanding about the gasoline smell is that the check valves crack at their 90 degree bend, allowing a small leak, and that's why yours broke so easily upon withdrawing it.

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• Where are the questions, where are the problems?, Marvin Stockman, Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:14:38
  • I got one...., SteveW, Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:41:41
    • Here's what I learned, Erik919kt, Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:14:47 <-- Viewing This Message
  • pinhole leak, clutch line to slave cylinder, Erik919kt, Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:34:36
    • success and a tip for everyone, Erik919kt, Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:05:10
  • Reliabilty..., Eleximp, Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:05:30
  • Re: Where are the questions, where are the problems?, Aom, Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:05:50
  • Since u ask, new oil leak, gilbertb, Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:52:55
    • Re: Since u ask, new oil leak, ryand, Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:35:02
    • Manual or automatic tranmission?, Bill Homer , Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:12:37
      • Manual transmission, gilbertb, Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:05:53
  • "Where have all the 9000's gone...?, Senor Don, Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:27:53
    • Re: "Where have all the 9000's gone...?, skibumm100 , Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:26:58
  • The "9K Club" is maybe shrinking a bit, and, Noel, Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:51:57
    • Heater Core, Roderick, Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:09:32
    • Did your Heater Core fail or are you replacing before, SMP, Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:45:04
      • It's ugly., Noel, Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:55:01
        • Re: It's also Toxic., derf, Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:08:55
  • Everyones cars are running well at the moment.. yay! :P, SMP, Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:47:45
    • Not running well/ 115degrees is a factor-- 97 9kCSE, mgwAZ , Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:29:24
      • Re: Not running well/ 115degrees is a factor-- 97 9kCSE, Simon S, Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:34:40
      • yikes.., derf, Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:19:15

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