R.I.P 427 LS7 Silverado... once (AKA Paco's LS7)
07-09-2013, 08:44 AM
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No kidding, I just spent an *** load of cash building the motor, suspension, transmission and rear end in my 02 Camaro. A fire extinguisher will be in the car for sure, just in case!
Sad to see the truck burst, collect the insurance and build another one!
Chad
Sad to see the truck burst, collect the insurance and build another one!
Chad
07-09-2013, 08:44 PM
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Just had a short conversation with a known pro and he indicated ETHANOL appears to be causing quite a few fuel line failures on "modded" automobiles.
Fellas check your fuel line hoses for softness cracks etc, not many fire extinguishers out there that can match a high pressure fuel leak under the hood with a hot engine.
Fellas check your fuel line hoses for softness cracks etc, not many fire extinguishers out there that can match a high pressure fuel leak under the hood with a hot engine.
07-09-2013, 11:29 PM
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Ethanol also really effects small engines. I had weed eater (craftsman) that wouldn't stay running. Tech at sears told me ethanol tears them up and to use fuel stabilizer. Sears doesn't waranty that stuff.
07-10-2013, 09:33 PM
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I used the aeroquip blue hose with pushlock fittings when I built my LS sonoma bout 7 years ago. I almost had a catastrophic failure and started smelling fuel while parked in garage. I pulled out the pressure and return line and it was hard as a rock cracking and weeping gas.
There was a rep from aeroquip that was a member on here I talked to and we discussed this exact problem and they were awesome he had me take all the measurements and fittings and types needed then custom fabbed and sent me new hoses made out of braided steel with a new upgraded liner that supposedly won't have the problems corn gas is causing.
There was a rep from aeroquip that was a member on here I talked to and we discussed this exact problem and they were awesome he had me take all the measurements and fittings and types needed then custom fabbed and sent me new hoses made out of braided steel with a new upgraded liner that supposedly won't have the problems corn gas is causing.
07-10-2013, 10:42 PM
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I'm remembering some newer kind of hose recommended for Ethanol use. That won't necessarily stop the other damage this crap can cause, but there is a specific fuel stabilizer that helps. Stabil makes it(among any number of companies) and theirs is blue whereas the original is red. Too bad people are losing so much just because of crap fuel in systems not designed for crap fuel. Yeah, I'm aware of the benefits, but the cost appears to be rather high.
