{"id":36700,"date":"2016-10-13T11:04:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T16:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=36700"},"modified":"2016-10-13T11:04:18","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T16:04:18","slug":"fuel-line-1984-oldsmobile-cutlass-3-8l-v6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2016\/10\/fuel-line-1984-oldsmobile-cutlass-3-8l-v6","title":{"rendered":"Fuel Line 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass 3.8L v6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36811\" src=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1984-oldsmobile-cutlass.jpg\" alt=\"1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1984-oldsmobile-cutlass.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1984-oldsmobile-cutlass-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>I was attempting to fix a leaking fuel line on a friends car but when i got under it and actually saw the line itself it was very clear that the whole line needs replacing. My question is can i use a nylon or vinyl fuel line to replace the current steel one? If so is there a kit you would recommend? I am unsure about what kind of fittings it would take to tie into the tank and the pump(which is on the block) or if i would need to actually pull the tank to accomplish this. Any advice will be greatly appreciated, thank you very much.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>RESPONSE<\/p>\n<p>The fuel line from the tank to the pump is a suction line and does not under go a lot of pressure. You could use rubber FUEL line and run it from the tank all the way to the fuel pump. Or you could use a mixture of metal line and rubber line. Use 2 hose clamps to attach the rubber fuel line to the metal line. It may be necessary to drop the tank to get to a usable metal line. No kit needed. Just purchase enough hose clamps and fuel line to do the job.<\/p>\n<h3>Rubber Fuel Line 1\/4 inch. for under $20<\/h3>\n<p><code><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=freea08-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B00UVNYUUC&amp;asins=B00UVNYUUC&amp;linkId=6adbee55d9aaaebb0c349efe9c092477&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fuel Line Hose Clamps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><code><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=freea08-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B014I5HEWY&amp;asins=B014I5HEWY&amp;linkId=5e1b86b5889f04b9c8b731554cdc3dd1&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Removal of Fuel Tank<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Disconnect the negative (-) <a href=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/battery.html\">battery<\/a> cable.<\/li>\n<li>Drain tank.<span class=\"w\">\u00a0WARNING\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nHave a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher near the work area.<\/li>\n<li>Use a hand-operated siphon pump, and follow the manufacturer&#8217;s instructions for its use. As the <span class=\"search_highlight\">fuel<\/span> tank has a restrictor in the filler neck, connect the drain hose to the main <span class=\"search_highlight\">fuel<\/span> pipe at the <span class=\"search_highlight\">fuel<\/span> pump or at the tank gauge unit. Drain the <span class=\"search_highlight\">fuel<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Reconnect any removed hoses, lines and cap.<\/li>\n<li>Disconnect tank unit wire from connector in rear compartment.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the ground wire retaining screw from the underbody.<\/li>\n<li>Disconnect the hoses from the tank unit.<\/li>\n<li>Support the <span class=\"search_highlight\">fuel<\/span> tank with a suitable jack and disconnect the two <span class=\"search_highlight\">fuel<\/span> tank retaining straps.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the tank from the vehicle.<b>To install:<\/b><\/li>\n<li>On California emissions equipped vehicles, center the <span class=\"search_highlight\">fuel<\/span> filler pipe in the opening as required. Always replace the O-ring when the tank unit has been removed.<\/li>\n<li>Support the tank with a suitable jack and position the tank into the vehicle.<\/li>\n<li>Connect the <span class=\"search_highlight\">fuel<\/span> hoses and electrical connectors before installing the tank straps.<\/li>\n<li>Install the tank strap bolt and nut to 96 inch lbs. (11 Nm) and the bolt-to-body to 26 ft. lbs. (35 Nm).<\/li>\n<li>Connect the negative battery cable, refill the tank, start the engine and check for leaks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was attempting to fix a leaking fuel line on a friends car but when i got under it and actually saw the line itself it was very clear that the whole line needs replacing. My question is can i use a nylon or vinyl fuel line to replace the current steel one? If so&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2016\/10\/fuel-line-1984-oldsmobile-cutlass-3-8l-v6\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fuel Line 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass 3.8L v6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13993,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,1],"tags":[446,10985],"class_list":["post-36700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-oldsmobile","category-auto-repair-questions","tag-cutlass","tag-fuel-line"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13993"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36700\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}