Amber Gramps

Marlon, did you notice the imcarthur avatar?

redridge

gonna do mine this winter.... going with Amazon in FL.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...a-rebuild.html

Amber Gramps

My shopping list for this job:

https://rennlist.com/forums/5335715-post61.html

GlennD

Talking about fuel lines ... has anyone found a good source for the long fuel line (the one with the Y in it - 930 110 595 05)? The local Porsche dealer is asking $600 for this line.

Any tips/hints on reasonable price fuel line would be greatly appreciated.

Glenn

Amber Gramps

That is the first item on my shopping list. I got it all from Pelican a couple years ago.

Shipped 930-110-595-05-M260 Fuel Line (main line), 911 Carrera (1984-89)
Brand: OEM
1 $392.50
$392.50

GlennD

Awesome ... thanks.

Just checked Pelican - they still carry the part - $363.75.

However, I am thinking this thread got a few folks into action (like myself). They are out of stock on this line

Glenn

theiceman

I dont know the Carreras as well as the SCs and I think Doug may know this . I have heard that there is one small line that is sometimes not changed when the fuel lines are done on the Carrera because it is such a pain to get to , this one rupturing is catastrophic.
Also quite a few guys have taken their old fuel lines to aircraft places and had lines fabed for reasonable cost. I remember the thread well where it bacame a huge dabate .. Some were " Porsche or nothing .. they are the best " ..and others were " if it is designed to keep a plane in the air .. it should keep a car running"
I think that is what started Ians Avatar to scoff the " Porsche only" advocates because he had his built by an aircraft parts fab shop ... and as far as I know Ians still happily motoring in Toronto .. although we dont hear from him much these days ..

Incidentally when i redid my fuel lines on my SC .. and i would be interested as to what Brett's car looks like too as he has his engine out. i fould the old ones absoliuely solid . Our cars use hard plastic lines to feed fuel ..

Edgy01

I hate seeing photos like that!

Not only inspect your fuel lines, but ALWAYS carry a proper fire extinguisher on older cars.

911tracker85

I have seen / read a thread where someone changed their lines w/out removing the intake. but in other threads it sounds like you have to remove at least one side of the intake. removing the intake is part of my plan.

I checked my fuel lines, at least as far as I could reach, when doing some work this past winter that included repl the fuel filter. all looked good, felt pliable and no cracking.

the issue I hear that has the most adverse affect on them is heat, in addition to the age. my car has not spent much time idling along in hot weather cooking the engine compartment. that may be part of why my lines still seem OK.

if you have an older 911 and plan to keep for a while as I do, repl the fuel lines should be on your to-do list. already done on the 928 as I saw signs they needed it.

Ed Hughes

Zim's in Texas sells remanufactured units that are priced to where it is no excuse not to change them.

kirallahi

thanks for the advice.i'll check it tomorrow after work....