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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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while i was taking out my water pump and opti i broke the fuel line that runs along the intake, is it fixable or do i have to get it replaced? Anyone ever replace a fuel line before?
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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broke it where?? how did u
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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is it the vapor line or a fuel line. if its the vapor line it can be easily spliced. if it is a fuel line. i see steel braided lines in your future. or thats what i did
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 07:14 PM
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okay here are a couple of pics of what i broke, i think its a fuel line but im not positive i havent followed it to its source yet.
Attached Thumbnails broke a fuel line-fuelline.jpg   broke a fuel line-fuelline2.jpg  
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 07:25 PM
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looks like the vapor line to me...it runs from the passenger side of manifold from a solenoid back to the charcoal canister in the rear.
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Vapor line, you can put it back together. How did you break it?
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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i just hit it with my hand when i was trying to pull out the water pump, so i just tape it back together or what?
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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Try and find a piece of small rubber hose to connect it back together.
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i agree. looks like the vapor line. if you just hit it with your hand and it broke. i would check the rest of it and possibly replace it with rubber hose also
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