[Shop-talk] Auto gas line repair

[scott.hall at comcast.net]

what he said. I drove a '68 mustang around for several years with a section of rubber hose spliced into the metal line under the driver's seat after a jacking mishap. I'd give it a shot, even with an efi car, but look for leaks if it is efi. you don't want the splice flying off while driving and stranding you somewhere. 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Braun" <doug at dougbraun.com> 
To: shop-talk at autox.team.net, "Bill Gingerich" <bill at gingerich.us> 
Sent: Friday, January 9, 2009 7:57:43 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Auto gas line repair 

do you mean a puddle on the garage floor, or a puddle inside the car? 

Is the car injected or carbeurated? Most fuel-injected cars have the pump in 
the gas tank, and the fuel line has 40 or so pounds of pressure. So you have 
to be more careful with repairs than with an older carburated car where there 
is little pressure (or even suction) in the fuel line.