1MAX2NV

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Okay...I can smell a hint of gas in my engine bay but there is no liquid I can see. It seems only be the gas fume. How do I go about to find out where it's coming from? Would gas fume catch on fire?

turbomax97

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gas fumes are much more ignitable than gas, I would be very careful man.

Just trace all your lines and make sure they are tightened - especially the clamps etc.

1MAX2NV

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I can smell it near my mechanical fuel gauge. I'm just going to remove it and see if it goes away.

slimer

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i have a leak at full boost, thats why I'm converting to ss fuel line for everything.

btw-does anyone know how to convert the line that passes throught the fuel filter and a fuel filter that can accept -06AN line?

stephenlc

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I would call the people at jegs or a place like that. I have not had the time because I am working 2 jobs right now. I want to convert to ss lines also.

matty

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where and how do you order SS lines ?? order a bunch of it and you have to cut it cause there is probably not a kit for it right ??

stephenlc

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ITs about 2-3 dollars a foot. The connections are the expensive part. like 20-30 dollars each.

1MAX2NV

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That's the thing. The line going to it is SS line that's made by autometer. It's like a 3AN. It should be a nice seal but for somereason I can smell gas coming from that direction.

slimer

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hose ends are around $6 a piece.

if you use a special end (like a 45 or 90 degree end) its around $12

you wrap where you want to cut with tape and then cut it with a hacksaw or cutting wheel. make sure that you have it in a vice so it doesnt move.

I checked jegs, summit racing and some other stores and they didnt have a way to convert it from the aluminum tubing to a -06.

1MAX2NV

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You can use compression fittings to go from the hard fuel line to AN. You would have to cut the little bump section out of the hard fuel line inorder to slip the little ring on. The key is to get the right size compression fitting since most of them are in inches. When I get that AN fuel rail off fitting. I'm going to convert all the fuel lines to SS braided lines. I'm half way there since most of my return line are already SS braided line. With all the fitting sand lines. It will come out to close to $250 for everything.

slimer

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what compression fitting is it?

I was looking on jegs and summit for an hour and I didnt find anything.

do you know where I can find it?

I have a speed shop a couple of miles from my work, but I hate talking to that guy. They only do work on mustangs and markup is ridiculous!

1MAX2NV

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Let me look into my big summit catalog and get back to you.

DanNY

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is the fuel line 5/16?

they sell a 5/16 compression fitting. they also sell a 5/16 sleeve nut for 37 degree flare people.

i thought the fuel line was steel.

also if you're looking to run a filter..then get a AN filter...if you're going all AN.

1MAX2NV

iTrader: (5)

Yeah..the fuel line is about 5/16...maybe 9mm. I thought the fuel line was aluminum. Anyway...this weekend I took my fuel pressure gauge off and I still can smell gas. Now, I have no idea where it's coming from. It might be coming off the FPR or the fuel rail off fitting.

1MAX2NV

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I'm not an expert on AN flares since i only work with brake lines before. But check out this picture and link. I might be using these terms wrong.



http://www.carcraft.com/howto/50919/index1.html

You need to find a 37 degree flaring tool which is kinda hard. I guess they call those thing tube sleeve and not compression fittings. You need tube nuts also. They did mention something about Aeroquip’s special flareless tube nuts and ferrules. I would go that route since it's going to be hard flaring fuel lines where they are still on the car.

Only hard line I ever work with are brake lines and Nitrous lines. With nitrous, it comes with a bunch of ferrules and tube nuts. I didn't have to flare the lines.

DanNY

iTrader: (14)

the AC lines are alum. always thought the fuel was steel.

if you have access to compressed air try taking the fittings off and shooting compressed air through it and see if you can feel/hear it leak.

DanNY

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37 flaring tool is out there..not too hard to find.

if you have the flare tool you can use the sleeve and nut. keep in mind the flare is only as good as the inner tubing. the tubing is "seamless" but you still get a slight leak since they draw the tubing and it leaves slight imperfections. on steel or alum lines they can be flatten away from the flair. on SS it's harder to do.

the flair and nut you can see all the way to the left. you see the 37 degree flair..then you see the sleeve..then around the bend is the nut.

slimer

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check out my other thread, but iwas going to use that high psi blue tubing for the fmu->return line and for the fuel feed line as well. then t clamp them just to be sure.