| Did a fuel line swap on the 89 |
Subject: Did a fuel line swap on the 89 by CorvetteBob on 2020/9/7 23:50:08 Well, Saturday I started the fuel line swap in the early afternoon. Worked until about 11:30pm. It’s odd that even though you’ve tried to think it through and look at how and why you’re gonna do things, you still spend a good amount of time in the head scratcher mode making sure it’s all gonna go how you want. I decided to use an line for the ease of flexibility it offers. I was VERY close to going with a NiCopp type line, but if I had, I’d still be trying to work it over the batwing. So with two twenty foot rolls of -6 Aeroquip and a predetermined group of fittings on hand, I set about slicing and dicing sections of old line (rusted inside) while finding ways to rout the lines thru the original path, but also ways to utilize the original clamping spots, but also finding spots to create mounting points to avoid shaking and vibration damage. So to finish the story so far, I have it back up to the break at the filter. The original had a break in the return line there also, but I’ll probably just run a straight shot from the regulator to the tank. If that’s a bad idea, don’t be afraid to say so. I used 13 feet from the tank to the filter, plus about 7-8 inches for rubber line (F.I.rated) off the tank to the first -an fitting. There may be some rethinking on one or two of the item, but it’s pretty much in. All in all, it wasn’t the worst job I’ve ever done on a car. Putting the engine and then the tranny in by myself was much more taxing. |
