I'm changing the fuel filter on my 88 240. The line that goes into the filter from under the car(not the one coming in from the fuel pump) broke, and I cannot get the fuel line back onto that "ridged" fitting on top of the fuel filter. How can that be done? I'm assuming a heat gun would do it, but I'm NOT about to use a heat gun on an open fuel line. Thanks for any help, guys/gals.

Matthew

 

Nevermind, I just realized the problem is that the fuel line is old and hard, and it should be soft. I'm going to have to run a new line from the fuel filter to the engine. Oh well. Wouldn't suck so bad if I had another vehicle to get me there. LOL.

 

OK. I went to my local Autozone and bought a 10' section of 1/4" fuel line, just in case I had to run a new line all the way to the engine bay. The only thing that worries me, is that the line I bought is alot thicker than the OEM on the car. We needed the car running ASAP tonight, so I ran the old line from the engine bay to 1' away from the filter, where I coupled the two lines. I placed a clamp at the coupler to give a little extra support, just in case. Anyone see a problem with that repair method? I haven't seen any leaks so far. And it's driving fine. Was hard to start for the first 3 or 4 test drives, but now seems perfect.