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
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Bob answered 6 years ago

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.

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Hornet_2497 answered 6 years ago

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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