Oh Jeep Gurus, My 85 CJ7 has a rusted out fuel return line. When you start the Jeep it will leak out gas all over the place.I crawled under it and looked at it and it looks like a major operation to change the line.Does anyone have an easier way to replace a rusted out line? Thanks,
It isn't really nearly as hard as it looks.
Just JB Weld it....please, I am kidding...don't do that
Nope, you have to just get dirty.
Also be aware you have 2 more gas lines that are likely just as rotten. One is for the gas tank vent or charcoal canister and runs up the other side.
As a temporary fix, you can just block the return line at the filter. This can make hot starts very difficult though because the gas line has a tendency to vapor lock, hence the return line.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'sJim Downey wrote:
Thanks Mike It's quite cramped under there. Getting the old line out is'nt the problem. Trying to bend the new one and shoving it in the place of the old one. Sure would be a lot simlpler if the body tub was off
If you check out plumbing supply shops, they sell a coil spring about a foot long in different sizes. This slips over the line and allows bends with no kinks.
I had the tub off when I did all of mine. Yup it was easy.
Mike
Jim Downey wrote:
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