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Re: I'd only have one concern about doing that... Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: I'd only have one concern about doing that..., Brian, Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:03:03 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Well, I'll tell ya, I have never personally wrecked that end of the line (knock on wood - doing another one this weekend... :). I've seen the aftermath, however, and can see how it's possible, but I've never had it happen to me. That said, I suspect your odds of finding one good one at a junkyard are pretty good...
AFAIK, all 16v 900s have the exact same fuel line. There may be very subtle differences, but the two ends are the same across all the years, and the car in the middle is largely unchanged... My 1980 5-door has fuel line from a 1989 900S... it literally dropped right in.
SWEDECAR's idea is really solid. I strongly considered going that route, but I was ultimately concerned about *my ability* to splice the line under the back seat. I was worried about mangling lines, and possibly creating a leak that wouldn't surface for weeks or months. In the end, I personally felt safer replacing the whole thing.
Another possible (but possibly worse) idea is to find two junkyard cars, and grab the brass fitting at the junction between the rubber return line from the FPR and the hard plastic fuel line. That fitting is barbed on one side, smooth on the other. With two of those, you could join together two hard lines (one to the front of the car, one to the fuel filter) with a small length of fuel injection hose. Good quality fuel injection hose rated to pretty high pressure and should probably work out fine. I ran this way for a short period of time on my 5-door after the 16v conversion just to make sure everything worked before swapping all the lines.
I still like replacing the whole line... with the right tools you won't wreck the fitting at the fuel line. If you're truly worried about it, bring a hacksaw, cut the fuel filter in half, and then remove the banjo connection in the comfort of your own home.
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