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Old 10-13-2011, 08:51 AM   #16
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Re: Fuel lines, what to use?

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Originally Posted by Shon View Post
I got froggy last night and looked at the guys 'gun' set up and adapted mine and it worked pretty well on the test subject but on the longer fuel line connector it just worked OK. if you are going to press 1/2" into the line the 'gun' works but I was using the metal connector that is 1.5"-2" to be put in the line. I got it about an 1" in and then it just didnt work. This might have been the design of my 'gun'. but was impressed that I got it done without the expensive tools for 2 fittings I had left.

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Might be a dumb question, but did or can you use a little heat from a heat gun to make the fitting install go smooth? It looks to me like the oem fittings use heat? maybe I'm mistaken? Good cheap solution,I wondered if there was a way to use nylon/plastic.
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