Post by PICTUP on May 12, 2017 19:24:47 GMT -8
Said CrazyBrit as we exited Tim Horton's and approached my truck after this past week's meeting. Both Mark and Russ had flashlights so we peered into the engine compartment. Hmmm, not much to see. Instead of investigating further, I elected to risk it and drive home to Ladysmith. The next day it was quite evident that I had a leak as the asphalt had quite a spot just inside and to the right of the left rear wheel. Since I was needing to use it for the last of the dump runs on Friday, I needed to get on it right away.
So out of the fuel tank spigot there is a short length hose that makes the connection to the metal line. The metal line runs over the transaxle. From just over the clutch cable connection to the lever it becomes another short rubber hose connector to the metal line into the engine compartment. Gas was leaking pretty well from this rear piece. Okay, so just change it out, right? Not so fast...how to stem the flow thru the hose? Well, clamp off the hose that come out of the tank. Sounds easy, but that hose was looking like it was ready to leak too! Before anything, the first order of business was to buy some more fuel hose, of the proper diameter. I had some fuel line on hand, but I was curious to see if I could find some with slightly smaller inside diameter. Turns out the range that I found in 1/4 fuel line was from 6.4mm thru 6.35mm, down to 6.3mm. I ended up going with the smallest, recently bought from Lordco which worked great!
I bought a bunch(a few extras) of these FI clamps. Now there is no real "pressure" in these lines, but the clamps look good and they are easily done up with a 1/4 inch nut driver
Once the hose lengths were made up by comparing to what was on the truck, I set to work. I put a block-off clamp on the center of the length of the hose and loosely put a hose clamp on it up to the block off clamp. Then it was time to roll up the sleeves, put safety glasses on, scrootch under the vehicle and prepare to get covered in gas!
Sure enough, upon one very slight twist at the spigot, the leaking started! So off it came, out gas spurted and on as quickly as possible went the new line with the clamp ready to be moved into place and tightened down. Being pre-clamped off the rest of the job went just fine. And my dump runs with the last 1050 kg over two loads went without a hitch... or a fire! 
Here are the fuel lines that came out
And their ends looked like this, ugh!
The new ones installed
And here for kicks, is fulfillment of a request from Tony in another thread.... This is how I have wired on the fuel line at the carb...messy, but it works
I'd just like to thank Mark for having a good nose..... you undoubtedly saved me a lot of grief there bud! I'll buy you a pint sometime!
So out of the fuel tank spigot there is a short length hose that makes the connection to the metal line. The metal line runs over the transaxle. From just over the clutch cable connection to the lever it becomes another short rubber hose connector to the metal line into the engine compartment. Gas was leaking pretty well from this rear piece. Okay, so just change it out, right? Not so fast...how to stem the flow thru the hose? Well, clamp off the hose that come out of the tank. Sounds easy, but that hose was looking like it was ready to leak too! Before anything, the first order of business was to buy some more fuel hose, of the proper diameter. I had some fuel line on hand, but I was curious to see if I could find some with slightly smaller inside diameter. Turns out the range that I found in 1/4 fuel line was from 6.4mm thru 6.35mm, down to 6.3mm. I ended up going with the smallest, recently bought from Lordco which worked great!
I bought a bunch(a few extras) of these FI clamps. Now there is no real "pressure" in these lines, but the clamps look good and they are easily done up with a 1/4 inch nut driver
Once the hose lengths were made up by comparing to what was on the truck, I set to work. I put a block-off clamp on the center of the length of the hose and loosely put a hose clamp on it up to the block off clamp. Then it was time to roll up the sleeves, put safety glasses on, scrootch under the vehicle and prepare to get covered in gas!
Sure enough, upon one very slight twist at the spigot, the leaking started! So off it came, out gas spurted and on as quickly as possible went the new line with the clamp ready to be moved into place and tightened down. Being pre-clamped off the rest of the job went just fine. And my dump runs with the last 1050 kg over two loads went without a hitch... or a fire! 
Here are the fuel lines that came out
And their ends looked like this, ugh!
The new ones installed
And here for kicks, is fulfillment of a request from Tony in another thread.... This is how I have wired on the fuel line at the carb...messy, but it works
I'd just like to thank Mark for having a good nose..... you undoubtedly saved me a lot of grief there bud! I'll buy you a pint sometime!
