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smitty67

Fuel line upgrade

Hey guys,I haven't been here in a while.You know "life".Anyway I am still working on my '86 that I bought in '86.I am trying to upgrade the fuel lines from the OE nyline lines to braided dash 6an. Has anyone done this?Any sugggestions or tech help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance!!

Gary Lewis

Re: Fuel line upgrade

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Why? The Nylon lines are more than capable of handling fuel and whatever pressure you are running.

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smitty67

Re: Fuel line upgrade

Yessir,but they are so old and brittle. I replaced the front and rear tanks with new ones and when I removed the quick connects the lines broke.Also does anyone know of an alternative to the tank selector/resevoir that the '86 has? Is there an aftermarket alternative or has someone come up with a better solution?

ArdWrknTrk

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In reply to this post by smitty67

I'm pretty sure Chad/Little Beefy has swapped over to braided lines with AN fittings.

You might look back through his posts.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

smitty67

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How do I find little Beefy's post?I'm kinda new at this...

ArdWrknTrk

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If you click on their avatar you can see all posts in reverse chronological order.

Here, I did some legwork for you, https://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/Making-your-own-lines-td123149.html#a123183

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

smitty67

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In reply to this post by smitty67

Did I say something wrong?

Gary Lewis

Re: Fuel line upgrade

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I don’t see anything wrong. Why do you ask?

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ArdWrknTrk

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In reply to this post by smitty67

I'm sorry, I was just trying to be helpful.

Some members (like Gary) have a huge amount of posts, and the search function here on the forum unfortunately doesn't work well.
Wading through hundreds of pages can make my eyes glaze over.

If Chad's discussion about using braided lines isn't the sort of thing you were looking for perhaps we can find other threads?

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.