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Fuel line leaking on chevy s10 2000




By sunshinedayz on Jun 10, 2009

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had our transmission rebuilt now we are told the fuel line was rubbing and with the rebuilt now we have a hole in the fuel line from the injectors to the tank is this possible and what is the proper cost to fix something like this
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Jun 11, 2009

- I am not sure what the gas line is made of, I was just told by the shop fixing the transmission that when they removed the transmission it must of caused the line that was rubbing aginst the truck to get a hole in it and the shop will not fix said not their fault.

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Posted by hippycy on Jun 11, 2009

Is your gas line steel?

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posted on Jun 12, 2009
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Sounds like a load of ------ to me but what are you going to do. The line should be steel and you can make a quick reliable fix. Locate the leak, the line will be attached to the frame, on the inside, probably the driver's side. There will be probably at least 3 lines in 2 different sizes. The main fuel feed to the engine should be a 3/8 lineand the others 1/4. The leaky one will be wet. Go to Your local auto parts store and pick up a compression fitting for the problem line and a roll of emery cloth. This should be around $10. Cut the line at the leak, using a small bucket to catch the gas thats going to leak out. Take a piece of emery cloth and clean both ends of the pipe so that the brass nut and the ferrules will slide snugly onto the line on both sides and join with the union. When you put the line with the ferrule on, make sure the gas line is pushed all the way into the union before you tighten it. Tighten it up and start the truck to check for leaks. If it leaks tighten it a little more. This will last for as long as you own the truck.It you can't get the line smooth enough to get the compression fitting on, take a small piece of rubber gas lineand put in on in place of the fitting. Use screw clamps for a gas line to tighten the rubber line to the steel line. You may need to use 4 screw clamps instead of 2 if the line is rough. Don't shorten the steel line if you have to use the rubber line because your fuel system is pressurized and a gap can create problems down the road. This repair will cost about the same as the other and last just as long. The compression fitting will work on plastic line as well. This should get you on the road leak free and not out a bundle.
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