Fuel spewing everywhere

[wildbill_hickup]

Well my cummins is giving me a ration of #%$^. I wasn't sure if I should use 911 cause I'm not on the side of the road in Eastovershoe, USA, however I do have to be to work tomorrow AM. No place to get parts tonight.

Hear goes, I have a 94 12v, and fuel spraying everwhere!!!!!! I made it home though with great loss of power. The line going from the front of the fuel filter housing to the side of the IP just below the #6 injector connection (at least I assume it's #6 as you look at the side of the pump is the last connection from the front. My question is, is this a high pressure connection? Can I use a piece of neopreine fuel line and 2 clamps to repair. or can I braze it? Obviously the hose and clamps would be better for me concidering the situation. In removeing the line completely separated about 1/2" above the pump-side connection, it's a clean break, but it is going to be difficult to realign if it needs to be brazed.

Any help will bve greatly appreciated.

Wildbill

 

[rubberfish]

Are you talking about the part in this pic labeled
"Fuel supply line (to injection pump)"?
If so, yes you can quick fix with a rubber fuel
line. It's the low pressure supply line.

 

[wildbill_hickup]

Thank you , Thank you, Thank you !!!!!!!! That's the one.

 

[rubberfish]

No problem man.

 

[wildbill_hickup]

Rubberfish,

Well I couldn't do it with hose and clamp, piece on pump end to short. I was able to heat that up and remove the old stub, clean up the line and rebrazed it. Had a little issue with priming the system and restarting but all is OK now. Thanks again for your help.

 

[batfish]

Probably time to replace all your fuel lines if they are still the original. Foster Truck has the kits.

 

[holtzer1]

all the rubber lines stock are crap anyway

 

[wildbill_hickup]

Guess I'll have to check into the fuel line kit. This one was all steel, walls of line still seem to be pretty thick (approx .025 - .030) and there is mot much rust. Must have been metal fatuge from vibration that caused it to break, cause it didn't look like corrosion. I thought about cutting it further up and putting a very short piece of hose in the line as a stress relief. Would that be a good idea???

 

[holtzer1]

you can, its a low pressure line, just get some good fuel line that holds up to diesel and your good to go