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Old 05-30-2005, 01:05 PM
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Martin.... exactly how did you get the engine out with the fuel lines connected then?
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[quote name='GreyGT-C' date='May 30 2005, 11:05 AM']Martin.... exactly how did you get the engine out with the fuel lines connected then?

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lol, that's what I was thinking.



You can also remove one rubber hose completely and connect one of the rubber fuel line hoses to the delivery and return metal fuel line tubing and clamp them tightly, it seems to work a little better than jamming bolts into the end of the rubber lines.
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[quote name='89 Rag' date='May 30 2005, 01:27 PM']lol, that's what I was thinking.



You can also remove one rubber hose completely and connect one of the rubber fuel line hoses to the delivery and return metal fuel line tubing and clamp them tightly, it seems to work a little better than jamming bolts into the end of the rubber lines.

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oh... so there is one rubber line connecting the delevery and return?
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[quote name='CletusFD3S' date='May 30 2005, 06:07 PM']oh... so there is one rubber line connecting the delevery and return?

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yeah, just a temp fix, clamp the hose ends down snug.
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Old 05-30-2005, 08:45 PM
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[quote name='89 Rag' date='May 30 2005, 07:40 PM']yeah, just a temp fix, clamp the hose ends down snug.

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your one smart mother ******.... thanks
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lol...oops.... i thought he meant like the back of the tranny... but yeah, what i did was i placed screws on the two lines goin to the metal hard lines on the engine as soon as i took it out the engine it wasnt leaky.



it constantly spills everytime you jack the car up?
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[quote name='FikseRxSeven' date='May 30 2005, 09:38 PM']lol...oops.... i thought he meant like the back of the tranny... but yeah, what i did was i placed screws on the two lines goin to the metal hard lines on the engine as soon as i took it out the engine it wasnt leaky.



it constantly spills everytime you jack the car up?

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when i jack the rear end up high enough to get under there and do work the gas starts slowly filling my garage floor.....
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[quote name='CletusFD3S' date='May 31 2005, 01:24 AM']when i jack the rear end up high enough to get under there and do work the gas starts slowly filling my garage floor.....

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wow that mustve been a mess...
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