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koolkarateguy · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:21 am Post subject: Homemade fuel injection line...

Ok, so yesterday I'm replacing some coolant hoses, specifically the two stubby ones that come off the top of the water pump. Anyway, as I'm yanking on one of them to get it off , I hear a little "snap" under my right elbow. And there is an injector line snapped off right at the fitting.

What a bonehead. Anyway, what to do ? Of course I tried 3 parts stores knowing they wouldn't have the proper injection line but at least hoping for a fitting. I ended up at Canadian Tire. Saw some brake line. So the light came on. I bought about 4 feet of the smallest diameter they had. Took my busted fitting , sanded , cleaned it up and wrapped some copper wire around the nub that was left on the fitting to reinforce it and down the brakeline, fluxed it and using a propane torch soldered the broken fitting to it. Cut the line to length and flared it. Put the other fitting in the end and soldered it in place. Brought it out to the car and installed it . Works perfect !! Took some bending and such to get it to fit right but it works. At least I'll be able to use the car until my new injection line comes in. Anyway, just thought I'd share in case someone finds themself in the same predicament someday

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endwrench · Joined: 07 Dec 2002 Posts: 1631 Location: Victor, Montana

Probably better than the original! Maybe you should just make up 3 more

Todd
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'79 924NA. Rebuilt 9.5:1, MSDS header, Mega Squirt Injection, MJLJ-EDIS Ignition, 1.6L Whipple Charger and Intercooler, 10lbs Boost, 944 Trans, Custom HD Clutch.
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garyj19 · Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 226 Location: Connecticut

ive been there. nice innovation though, wouldnt have thought of using brake line.
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koolkarateguy · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:46 am Post subject:

I'm thinking of getting some brass stock the same thickness as the injector line fitting. I wouldn't think it would be all that difficult to make new fittings up using a drill press and a dremel , with a bit of filing . And then making a custom set of lines as endwrench suggested. The line I made looks like hell under the hood but if I measured and bent carefully it might come out looking ok , and it would be a lot stronger than my original homemade line. Worth a try anyway I guess.
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1979 N/A 924

leadfoot · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:31 pm Post subject:

Fill them with sand before you bend them and this will help to stop it from kinking...
Leadfoot
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1981 ROW 924 Turbo -
carbon fiber GT mish mash
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