anirishpub Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Hi All,We don't have many TC owners around these parts, Austin Tx, so I was happy to have a local guy contact me because he had heard about the upgrade project I'm in the middle of and wanted to meet me and the tech. We set it up but he didn't show because he didn't want to "bore" his GF, after she was on a plane back home 4 hours after we had finished, he calls wants to come over and meet. If I had a life I wouldn't have said yes but I did.A couple of hours after he arrived and we hummed and hawed inspecting the cars and reading paper we noticed how badly checked his under hood EFI fuel hoses were. Now that's one of the first things I learned reading about the TC and one of the hardest items I searched for, I finally found it in the last place I looked a NAPA store, I bought a box 10' of each 5/16" and 1/4" along with 6 sets of clamps. We cut off 16" of each and 2 clamps per size and he changed them that evening when the car had cooled down. We exchanged emails again today, I pasted his response:I definitely would like to be there. I did replace the fuel lines, just in time. When I pulled the old one off it was leaking fuel already. My ac needs some work, so hopefully when he is done with your car he can add some Freon and check the idle.Give me a call anytime! Talk to you later . JohnWHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU REPLACED YOUR UNDER HOOD EFI FUEL HOSE AND CLAMPS???????Wish I had a girl friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffn Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 They're regular maintenence items. USe the fuel line clamps, not the worm driven clamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anirishpub Posted August 8, 2006 Author Share Posted August 8, 2006 Great point Jeffn!! Hose and clamps must both be EFI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinCamFan Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Rick D parted out a 16V car that died from and engine fire...I have parted out an 8V turbo TC from and engine fire...I have seen DOZENS ot FWD turbo Chrysler/Dodges in the J-yards from an underhood fire...New fuel lines every 5 or so years are a MUST...Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willhelm Reichert Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 the next best way to barbeque a TC is a power steering leak. :0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fludder Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Along with prevention may I suggest a fire extinguisher in all your cars. Because we had one the brake fire on our lincoln was minor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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