Pete Phillips Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 My recently acquired '48 Super was all gassed up and ready for its debut at yesterday's South Central region Buick meet in Waxahachie, Texas, but didn't get out of the driveway due to a new fuel leak on the old flex hose that runs from the frame to the steel line connected to the fuel pump. I installed a supplemental electric fuel pump the day before, to make sure it wouldn't vapor lock on the long trip in this infernal Texas 100-degree heat, and that put too much pressure on the old rubber line. I have the car jacked up in my garage, and am ready to remove the flex line, but am afraid I may inadvertently drain the entire gas tank when I disconnect the line. And the tank is totally full for the trip that didn't happen. Anyone had experience with this problem? There are steel lines at each end of the flex line, so I'm not able to simply bend the line up out of the way, higher than the tank. Pete Phillips, BCA #7338, Leonard, Tx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades70 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Stick yur finger in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 That line should be above the tank and you will get some drain back from the pump but it should not drain from the tank.If you are still worried about it just remove the line to the supply side and put your new hose on that side first, then remove the line from the fuel pump side and replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirate Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Jack up the front end of the car as high as you can to get it above the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted September 14, 2013 Author Share Posted September 14, 2013 I did exactly that--jacked up the front of the car as high as my floor jack would go, and was able to remove the offending hose. Do you think it needed replacing (see photo)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 That's quite the hose setup. It looks like an A/C line with that fitting in the middle. Were you able to have that rebuilt with new gas line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I looked into getting one rebuilt. I bought a NOS one from Bob's Automobilia. It wasn't LISTED as a NOS item so I was pretty upset when it arrived and the rubber hose was dry rotted beyond use. In the end I decided to keep it for a pattern. I looked into getting a hose made at a local shop that specialized in hydraulic hoses and such, but in the end I went with something different. You can buy a rubber fuel hose from CARS that has female connectors on each end. All you have to do then is to put male connectors on the ends of your metal tubing and screw them in. Much more handy if you ever need to replace that rubber hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 I was able to get a local auto parts shop rebuild the hose, with new rubber & fitting onto the original steel line. Was under $30. Car is back up and running--hooray!Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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