Re: Fuel hose replacement post Reply #20 – May 22, 2020, 08:00:51 pm So, the big question is why didn't Foretravel put steel fuel lines in like buses, cars etc? This fuel line problem will catch everyone eventually. In the dark, cracks are hard to see and my go unnoticed. Applying several PSI to a fuel line at the back with the cap off the tank so you can listen may solve the question if the fuel lines were put on backwards at the factory. If the bubbling stops at a quarter tank...Buying a expandable braid covering for hose, HDMI, RG59/6, battery cables is a great way of making the hose super easy to slide, much harder to kink, more rodent resistant, etc. Even if the ends are on the hose/cable the braid will expand and you can push over the fitting and down the hose. When you pull on the other end, the braid will shrink to the hose size so the hose or wire is not loose inside. I was able to bring a HDMI cable to just in front of the rear tires from the cabin with just my wife watching from inside so it didn't wrap around anything. So the cable had to go forward, down through the floor, into the center area and then back. Naturally, I had to go under and feed it around corners, into the tin area, etc. but when I got it to the rear wheel area and needed a few feet more, I just gave a light pull and it pulled through easily.OK, checking the fuel hose. If you can reach the feed hose for the engine at the tank, remove it and cap it. Put a Mityvac at the back and pull a vacuum on the hose. If the gauge on the Mityvac goes down, there is a leak in the hose.$42.99 at HF before any discount: https://www.harborfreight.com/mityvac-vacuum-pump-39522.htmlCummins lift pump should be checked if no fuel line or filter leaks.Video Mityvac at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6On9uS8eaaEPierce Quote Selected
Re: Fuel hose replacement post Reply #21 – May 22, 2020, 08:59:39 pm Thanks for that blast from the past reminder. Seem like a long time ago now. It's funny I just threw away the final return line hose that had been laying in my driveway for a while coiled up in a corner. I wish I had bought the sheath to go over the fuel line that would have been a good idea. I have still haven't replaced the hoses that go between the fuel filter and engine. I may just have a engine shop too that cuz it's a really tight fit. Since I haven't really been driving it in the last year or two really it's not been an issue.It just goes to remind us that when we buy these things in a previous owner says I did this and I did that that you do have to actually check and make sure that what they did or had done was good enough, unless you factor in the cost of replacing it. But it was a good experience to do it, and while running out of fuel sucked and so close to home, my wife and I was able to get the engine started probably within an hour to an hour and a half without calling anybody for help, which was a good experience for the two of us. Quote Selected
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