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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

So, I am needing to reroute some fuel lines on my plastic tank project, and I am wondering if anyone has had luck bending the factory lines. I ask because they are awfully thin.

TIA

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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Are they any different than brake line? Haven't tried it myself, but I would assume that standard brake line bending tools would work just as well. You may need to get one of the special tight radius ones depending on what you need to do?
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DOCO · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:37 am Post subject:

try this wrap a slightly oilly shoprag aound the line where ya want to bend it.the trick is get the rag realy tight on the line...and just bend it with your hands should have a nice bend with no kinks!!!Old indian trick been useing it for years in my feild.haven had one kink yet!!grt that rag tight though
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Slam · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:10 am Post subject:

^+1

Also a good way to make money in bars. "I'll bet you I can bend a cigarette in half without breaking it!"
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Get the rag tight how? Like a tourniquet?

And to answer your question, Dan, the fuel return line is larger, and seems much thinner-walled than a brake line. That's why I was worried about it and wanted to know if it had been done on our particular metal lines.
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DOCO · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:24 am Post subject:

wrap it around completely from one end to rag to other end.like you would rolla....cigaret
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

DOCO · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:07 am Post subject:

you would think!!!

oh and when you roll it twist it tight around the line!!not what you guys are thinkin

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