briandors Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 I need to replace one of my fuel lines, the one from the fuel filter to the engine compartment. Rusted out. Can I just use the flare tool that AutoZone lends out?? Is this a basic flare , not a double? Where do you guys buy your fuel line fittings? I'm thinking of trying NAPA for that? I could probably reuse the one at the engine end, but the one at the fuel filter is in bad shape. Also - if the lines they sell are too short (which I'm 90% sure they are) how do I connect two lines? A compression fitting ? Thanks for any and all details!! Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarloChick Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 http://www.inlinetube.com/ocatalog.htm My boyfriend just bought brake lines from there for the '86.. pre bent and flared. Awesome shipping speed too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briandors Posted January 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Thanks for the link. Their web site doesn't list any GMs after 1987 but I emailed them to see. A ready to install piece would be great and so simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarloChick Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Thanks for the link. Their web site doesn't list any GMs after 1987 but I emailed them to see. A ready to install piece would be great and so simple. Damn I didn't notice that.. They still might be able to hook you up though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 they are from round here. we do business with them, they are assholes, but have a good product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 You can patch pieces of fuel line together utilizing brass unions. They joint two pieces of pipe, and the olny preparation i have use on the pipe is first to sand it shiney on the outdise and put with a disced cutting tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo231 Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Single flares, while easy to make....SUCK. Double flares are nice. Most mechanical hardware stores will have the correct fittings...if not, then just buy little pieces of line that come with a fitting on each end and use those fittings (cut the line). And then of course there is a bubble flare, which is really a 1.5 flare...not quite a double, not a single, but very good. It's what used on brake lines. I redid the brake line on my GP, and wrote quite a bit about it with pictures of flaring tools and the flares they make: http://members.aol.com/regal231/lines.htm FYI, after your done your job, when you get time, Harbor Freight has a nice double flare kit for like $10.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GutlessSupreme Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40878 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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