When I got my car it had a rusty return line, right behind the rear driver side wheel. I wrapped it in some automotive adhesive as a temporary solution until I could replace everything. Well time went by and it held up really well, so I let it be. But lately the other lines began to rust and I realized it was time to fix it somewhat proper.
Short of replacing the lines completely (which involves dropping the tank and tearing everything apart) so I decided just to cut the rusty parts and put fuel line hoses and clamps. Both the feed line and the return line came off in my hands with little effort, but the repair went pretty smoothly. Running, revving, everything is tight and in its place.
I then saw what I thought was a brake line was actually not. It was running parallel to the fuel lines and was clean, not rusted at all, but had a small hole in it. Inside this line is dry and clean, so no fluids are running through it, and the car runs great so I let it be. I'm going to assume its a fuel vent pipe, I don't know what the function is but what should I do here? Should I fix the hole? Should I let it be? What are the pros/cons of each? Is it critical, or can it wait a week or so?
Thanks in advance, I'm scratching my head over here.
Short of replacing the lines completely (which involves dropping the tank and tearing everything apart) so I decided just to cut the rusty parts and put fuel line hoses and clamps. Both the feed line and the return line came off in my hands with little effort, but the repair went pretty smoothly. Running, revving, everything is tight and in its place.
I then saw what I thought was a brake line was actually not. It was running parallel to the fuel lines and was clean, not rusted at all, but had a small hole in it. Inside this line is dry and clean, so no fluids are running through it, and the car runs great so I let it be. I'm going to assume its a fuel vent pipe, I don't know what the function is but what should I do here? Should I fix the hole? Should I let it be? What are the pros/cons of each? Is it critical, or can it wait a week or so?
Thanks in advance, I'm scratching my head over here.
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