That's the problem, I think I was leaking more gas than I was actually burning so the car is up on jack stands awaiting the parts.

It does not leak when sitting still and not running so that's good.

 

No auto parts stores in your area? Hose sells for less than $3 / ft here.

 

Yes don but I ordered 25' rolls from a vendor on eBay with the intention of not using the rustable steel lines at all anymore.

I'm getting two 25' rolls of the fuel injection rated fuel line, one at 3/8" and the other at 1/4" for a tad over $30

I will be able to replace the entire length of both the fuel line and the return line with that much hose.

I probably will have a few feet left over to use on other things that might need the fuel line replaced like my riding mower. I have 1/4" clear plastic tubing on that right now but it is turning so yellow from age that I can barely see the gas in it anymore.

Not so long ago I turned up a fuel sediment bowl that I think came as standard equipment on a Wheel Horse garden tractor in the day. I boiled the glass in vinegar and soapy water and it looks like new now. The cast metal I soaked in lacquer thinner and it cleaned up nicely too.

It has a glass sight bowl and fuel shut off on it that I would like to put in the fuel line on my riding lawn mower. With the rubber line in my hands I could do that. I think the little sight bowl was original equipment on the Wheel Horse line of garden tractors. I got it at a yard sale for a dollar or so.

For gasket between the glass and metal I used an 'O' ring from the big box of 'O' rings I got at Harbor Freight so its shipshape and ready to go. There used to be a corrugated paper filter inside the glass but that was missing. I found that a sintered bronze screen I had on hand from my '76 Buick carb fit just fine so I'm using that instead of the screen.

Back when I the Buick was my main car, ethanol gas was the new thing. It burned just fine in the 231ci V6 but there was a paper fuel filter in the carburetor that had a rubber seal on it that the alcohol tended to destroy.

When I finally figured it out and bought a sintered bronze filter to put in there I had no more problems with the car using 10% ethanol. But, just in case I bought several of the filters to have on hand.

 

Well according to the tracking info they sent me at least one roll of hose is "Out for Delivery"

You might think I would have learned some patience's at my age,....

 

The mail did not get here until late today and the wife and I had to go get her new meds so we went down to Clinton to get them.

While we were gone the hoses were delivered. They were too large to put in the mail box so they were set on the porch, in the rain.

I have them inside now and plan to blow them dry with the compressor tomorrow before I install them. Hope it doesn't rain tomorrow the HHR is on jack stands in the driveway.

We were having a dry spell when I put it up last week.

 

So, I went to work on the HHR and my back went out. I'll probably lay here on the heating pad for the next few days and hope it gets better again.

I hate when this happens.

 

Sorry to hear your hurt.
As far as a hard line replacement you could have cut out the bad part and used 3/8" brake tubing w/3/8" compression union. Brake line bends easy by hand and is coated now so it won't rust. I have replaced a section of my fuel line on my 83 Monte Carlo that has TPI with no problem.

 

Well finally have the hoses on the HHR today. I managed to slash my finger pretty badly and couldn't do the job so,... Had to call my younger brother to actually get it going.

Once we got the fuel line spliced the car simply would not start. I wore the battery down enough that I had to jump start the car. I suppose the battery will crap out next.

My brother had his fuel pressure gauge in his truck and there was no pressure showing at all. I realize we had cut the fuel line to put the hose in but ya'd think that at least the air pressure in the line would have been indicated.

We checked our work several times to make sure we did not cross up the fuel line and the return line. Finally I loosened the clamps on the fuel line and fuel spurted out. So, we were sure it was the actually the fuel line and not the return line then he stuck a small blade screwdriver in the Schrader valve on the fuel rail and fuel spurted out there and miracles of miracles it started right up.

Its kind of a true shame that I own 4 running vehicles and still spent the last week on foot when the wife went somewhere.

Really glad to have my buggy back, even if I have to spend the next few days on the heating pad again.

 

Glad to see its fixed!

 

Glad to hear you're up a burbling along again old Buddy, but what an ordeal Grizzly, it sadly reminded me of how every Home Improvement project that I ever attempt goes.

Just a series of delays and minor disasters, culminated with sucesss, but sucess dampened by all the bandages, bruises, and "I told you so's".