Return line repair

[TRICKSIXPA]

So ran into this little problem. My roller I bought the front fuel line fittings are toast. Thanks to Paulie he showed me that Dorman makes a repair kit for 3/8 feed line. The return line is 1/4 I can't seem to find anything. Don't really want to hack up my other car that has my motor in it. Any ideas I have already cut the twisted mess off and now sitting with a 1/4 line that needs an end!!

[Steve Wood]

I think that if you look online, you will find repair kits for 1/4" line but it is a low pressure line and you can just buy the proper grade of f i hose and splice it.  You have rubber lines at both ends of the equation as it is so another piece will not hurt.  quarter inch sounds like the vapor line as I think the return line is 5/16"

[TRICKSIXPA]

I measured the O.D. was 1/4" I'm gonna keep trying to find a repair piece if that does not pan out. Then I might look for other means. I'm guessing compression fittings are ok to use??

[Steve Wood]

yes, use the ones with steel ferules made for steel line...I always order mine online

[PacecarTA]

the return is 1/4, the vent is 5/16

compression works as return shouldnt see more than 10psi . rubber and a clamp is easier , thats all you have above the axle.  i would try to put a bulge at end of steel lines end if doing rubber

[SuperSix]

the return is 1/4, the vent is 5/16

compression works as return shouldnt see more than 10psi . rubber and a clamp is easier , thats all you have above the axle.  i would try to put a bulge at end of steel lines end if doing rubber

Yep - I would do this. Get some good ethanol rated fuel line from NAPA.. I would double clamp it..

[TRICKSIXPA]

Well after closer exam( getting my butt under the car) the whole feed line is going to go bye bye. I'm replacing the brake line back. Might as well do the feed line. If Classic tube has not shipped my brake line kit I might just order the feed line too. Other wise might look into just getting some 3/8 tubing and running a made-up line.

[Steve Wood]

the body have to come off for the brake line or is this the rear section?

[PacecarTA]

the hard part is getting the bolt out of the front hold down.  i usually just break the old line out (since they are usually rusted at that clamp )   and run the new line without that zig zag .
the rear line is a little more difficult to replace and requires raising the body to correctly replace

[TRICKSIXPA]

I have the car sitting now with no front suspension in it. No motor, Trans, exhaust or gas tank. So I do have some wiggle room here.
The rear feed line goes from the fuel filter up over the frame to underneath the rear seats? Something like that. I'm gonna be pulling the old feed line and brake line today and see where I get. Should be simple ?

[Steve Wood]

You will soon know

[SuperSix]

Sounds like a lot of work to avoid a $3 repair..

Are you building a show car?

[TRICKSIXPA]

Yep it was easy. I bought the car as a roller back in December. So it was pretty well taken apart. Redid the interior and swapped out the rear from my old car since this one was a peg leg. So if I'm putting it back together don't want to get under there again and have to fix something else right away. I always try to keep my cars looking nice.