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Ok guys. Thank you. Got Deep creep on everything for disassembly. Definitely needed help understanding this connector. Planned day to tackle this is Wednesday. Will hit it every day with the lube. Got the fuel line already and EVAP line coming in Tuesday. (Thought might as well do both because that line is obviously next to get a hole ) might get a few of those connectors in case I destroy it. Do my best to clean up that pin. Makes more sense now and very much appreciate your assistance! w00t
It's been a while since I fought with the fuel lines and those brackets, but if you look at the end of the red arrow in the photo below, you can see where the top half latches to the bottom half. There are protrusions above the brake lines that secure them in place that you'll have to deal with as you carefully swing open the bracket to free the fuel lines while leaving the bracket attached to the floor board.
Got it guys. Came apart pretty easy actually. Got a few new ones too because the fuel dripping on rubber made the rubber kind of mushy. Lol. Best way I could describe it. Thank for your help. Very much appreciated!
Now that dorman connector in the rear is my real problem. I cant seem to get that apart. Got everything else done. Guess I'll try in the morning. Real tired and that doesn't help. Plus all the smell of fuel.
I'm real surprised the car worked with such a leak.
Yup, I do. Several different kinds of those tools in fact. I had been lubing every joint and point for days before starting this project, as well as when inserting the tool. That line is so far gone to rust its unbelievable it carried fuel.
Stacey, my dealer parts guy, yeah that's his name, asked me if I wanted that nylon line too. I said no it looks good. I wished I had now.
I do have an AutoZone about a mile hike from me. Worse come to worse, a common Dorman connector and maybe nylon line splice or something. Not sure how that nylon shrink line works. Gonna do some research now. I'm beat as hell right now though. I start my work day at 01:00am. I have untill Saturday same time to get this all done.
Oh, btw, what did you guys use to glue that heat shield tubing back together? I took off only the one furthest forward. It was soaked in fuel and came apart pretty easy because of that. It's drying out now in my "shop". Damn, I'm kind of surprised it didn't catch on fire. Was a little worried when I was cutting the bolts to drop the muffler pipe. Saved that for end of day when "most of" the fuel vapor dissipated.
Just to finish up. I added some pictures of the clip off and that rusty bolt stud. Not sure why I was so confused by that and thought that was gonna be the hard part. Ha!
Thanks for the answers. w00t! Over worked, tired, old, and in pain all the time doesn't help.
Got everything out and wow the line just broke apart like it was tin foil from where it leaked. I think one more day and it would be a molotov kocktail dispensing machine. Just the last thing is that Dorman nylon line connector. Damn. Its trouble. It's got give, but after a sandwich. Mmm. Priorities.
But how do you open the tabs on the long fuel line plastic fuel line protector??
I am trying not to disturb the lines to much but this plastic protector case is not making it easy.
07-08-2018, 05:44 PM
