OK you FI guru s. I have a problem. I have a good little 1985 Ford truck , 302 FI, the first year Ford offered the FI. The fuel rack had no port built into it to check fuel pressure. Sooo, I changed the rack to a later one that did while I was doing some other work to the truck. Then my fuel hose connecters would not work, wrong kind.The old were female, the new had to be male. NO PROBLEM, just change them out. Right????? Wrong. :rant: I went and got the proper fittings and cut the old ones off the fuel lines. The local guys told me ,Just heat the plastic lines and push the new fittings into them. I tried that. Several times. A 500 lb. silverback gorrilla aint strong enough to do that. I tried heating with my heat gun and with hot water. No GO. The system puts up about 55 lb of pressure so the lines have to be strong. Any suggestions???????? o No: o No: o No: o No:
While I can't picture what you're working on specifically, I can imagine that these are high pressure fittings and can't just be pushed on like your finding out. First.. Go back to that guy and Slap him :spank: :grin: Second.. I'd look at removing the line you cut.. and comparing it to a complete line from the vehicle that has the correct fittings. As long as the other end is the same, you'll be able to just use the line off the other car. If the two lines are different on the other ends, then you'll either need to have one specially made for your app (various shops can crimp the correct end onto your line... I believe, I don't know your app for sure), or swap the entire fuel system off of the donor car.. tank, lines, etc. I think the other end will be the same so all you'll need is complete line off of the donor.
problem solved?????? Actually, I THINK that I have solved the problem. I searched all the local scrap yards. then I went to a place that makes hydrolic hoses. There I found a 1/4 in line that is rated at 5000 psi bursting pressure. I managed to cram the fittings up in the ends and then added ss clamps on top of that. It took all the strength I could muster, plus grease, grunts, and mustache muttering to get them in there. It will hold, I think. Thanks for the suggestions.
Just be carefull.. even a slow drip getting onto a hot part can mean a nasty death for that Ferd. I don't like taking chances like that myself.. not worth the risk.
heat the fitting then slide it into the plastic hose...done it many times adding hi volume pumps into plastic lined cars for blower applications.....
