Gas line won’t connect

Asked by Rblanka765 Oct 05, 2018 at 07:09 AM about the 1996 Chevrolet Caprice Sedan RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 96 caprice 4.3L my gas line (under
the hood on the driver side) had a tiny hole in
it so when I turn the car on gas comes
squirting out. I decided to cut where the hole
was cause I had room to play with now I
can’t get the holes back on the connector! It
was hell taking it off. What do I do???

2 Answers

159,045

You should have released the connector and the connector and the hose just comes apart. Now you likely have ruined the hose and I may need to be replaced. The connector is part of the hose assembly.

43,860

Those hoses appear to be heat shrink tubing where they connect. Maybe you can heat the end up with a hair dryer and stretch it open a bit then push it back on the metal tubing. Then double clamp it and test for leaks. The fuel pressure there will be 60psi so do a good job and be careful working around gasoline. This not an "approved" repair method but I do things like that when desperate.

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