keep an eye on your fuel lines......

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Aug 30, 2008 | 11:26 PM

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tritont

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Originally Posted by ataboy9026

How exactly do you get a torque wrench onto a nut with a fuel line anyway? Use the "just tight enough method". I did have a line come loose at injector #6 at the head and lost about 30 gallons of fuel in a matter of 50 miles. Was spraying onto and being absorbed by the firewall insulation and then dripping onto ground. But I checked the others and found a few more that took a little turn to get them snug. And it took 90k miles to come loose as I had never touched them before. Everything was still stock. There is also a line that connects straight into the back of the head that is a real treat to try and get to, if you need a good laugh at yourself get a wrench on there and snug it up!

My girlfriend thought I was trying to have sex with my truck with the grunting and my position.

This is one way but, after fighting with them for a while, you'll do the tighten by feel method

Aug 30, 2008 | 11:43 PM

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matego

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Good ol' crow toes.

A long time ago the old shop mechanic asked me if I had crows feet? I said of course. He then asked me where I got shoes to fit them.

I know... stupid

Aug 31, 2008 | 03:28 AM

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jlibert

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Originally Posted by matego

Good ol' crow toes.

A long time ago the old shop mechanic asked me if I had crows feet? I said of course. He then asked me where I got shoes to fit them.

I know... stupid

Thats funny. We sent the new kid on the jobsite to get the stud stretcher out of the truck....... He couldn't find it

Back on topic. Check the ends of your connector tubes too. When I swapped in the new springs, I found one deformed tube. 26.99 at cummins.
I put new o rings on the others just for the heck of it.

Aug 31, 2008 | 04:18 AM

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mpracehemi

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Originally Posted by chrleb1

Well if you would put some muscle into it, it probably wouldn't be a problem....

Like the thread on AN fittings and the way the AN wrenches are designed- made short so you CAN'T 'muscle' them to over tighten and crack the line/fitting.

By the way, THANKS for the heads up.