[Shop-talk] Auto gas line repair

[Karl Vacek]

If it's steel, an alternative source of new, very formable metal line (as 
opposed paying the dealer a zillion dollars for the factory part) would be 
standard hydraulic tubing.  Yes, it does come in large enough sizes at your 
local NAPA or whatever -- few bucks a length.  If you need to join into an 
existing steel line and don't have a double-flaring tool, there are 
compression-type hydraulic fittings in the same section of the store. 
Again, pretty inexpensive.

Karl


>> IMO, that will work.  Probably safer to replace the whole line with metal
>> but that should be good enough.  Worst case, it will leak again and 
>> you'll
>> be back where you are today.
>
> Most Fords of that vintage have plastic fuel lines, the fix I'm
> acquainted with for them involves pushing barbed fittings into the line
> (sometimes accompanied by a little heat-gun persuasion.)