Fixing a Leaking Fuel Line - 2004 GMC Sierra 2500
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- We fix the leaking fuel line on this old farm truck.
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This is the Dorman kit I used: amzn.to/3j0m7bH
SURR makes similar products.
I was a service director at a dealership that was located right next to the Long Island Sound. I used a ton of these fittings/connectors on fuel systems and rolls of easy bend brake line on trucks due to the harsh salt environment. You will definitely get a pissed off customer when you hit them with a huge parts that exceeds the worth of the vehicle😂. Great job Wes.
Plastic fuel line and compression fittings for a motor vehicle? Hmm...I don't know. For a GMC 2500 HD?...Sacrilege! It's not an ice maker. One corn stalk away from a community s'mores and marshmallow toasting gathering. 😜 ($1 Gentleman's bet that truck will be coming back in another video.)
Great vid, thanks Wes! Was not aware of this kit.
Rock auto has it for about the same price
That could be true, Wes, except why would they be using that thick of guage for that welding cart? That's not logical to me, especially in a welding manufacturing shop. I'm in the province of Ontario, in the Niagara peninsula. Yes, that's in Canada. I'm thinking that it's going to be this or next year that I'll have enough money to start building quite the fast go-karts. I started learning about automobiles since the second grade of high school, which was in 1982. Yes, I'm 55. Well, not exactly because I was inside my mother 56 years ago. Ever since that second grade of it, that was my absolute best subject. This is due to the DNA that was given to me. That's the reason why I know about it more than any other. The two exceptions are automatic transmissions and electronics. As for deciphering codes, attach the lead into the OBD port, such as that SNAP-ON device you have, and it will show the problem there on the screen. Wes, please continue having yourself and your family an excellent night. B'bye.
Well, this lunch break just got extended...
Hahahaha me too! Lol
Letttttttssssss gooooooo!
Excellent repair job. It sure beats a $300.00 fuel line that you didn't need.
Always a good day when Wes uploads. Been missing the weekly weekend long video. You, diesel creek, and deboss used to all drop around the same time. Made for good Sunday morning coffee mechanic watching.
I completely agree with everything you said. For the longest time, Mustie1 was my go to but now my week is incomplete without a video or two from Wes. Wes is the kind of guy you need as a neighbor.
Love it! I watch all of them!
You forgot this N that garage
Filled the glove? awesome I always filled my armpit when doing that kind of overhead fuel repair
I am a retired plumber and I will give you a tip about compression fittings. If you brush the ferrule, and only the ferrule, with Teflon pipe dope, you will have a more positive connection. That squeaking you feel and hear is friction you don't want.
I’m no pro, but it sounds like galling on soft metals like brass, aluminum, etc.
I was taught to sand paper the corrosion off before cutting line, that way the line won't jump around during clean up.
The rust really seems like murder on the cutter blades too.
Nice work, Wes. Quite the salt marsh workshop there! Your customers are lucky to have you take care of their vehicles.
Hello from the Netherlands .
thanks for the video Wes .
Sincerely, Hollandduck
Pure class Wes you are the man brilliant fix mate top notch job 🔧🔧🔧👍👌
I've used that plastic line , Doorman quick release on one end & barb on other.
I didn't have your fancy rachet / explode tool.😆 Heated some water in microwave used an old plastic cup, stuck that plastic line on there for s few min. Hand pushed the barbed fitting on. $ total about 16.00 & my labor = free. This was between, filter & flex fuel, % detector regulator /sensor.
Not bad for an electrician . Worked great.
Great Video, Wes. You are Your Family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Really Appreciate the time you spend making these videos.
I changed the hole fuel line on my 07 Silverado it took me a half a day, great video keep up the good work God bless from GA and happy holidays and stay safe
"I filled my glove with gas." If I was doing the same thing - yeah, I could do that, too 😉
Nice solution for a unique but needed repair. Hopefully the owner appreciates how much your ingenuity saved him.
Dorman uses only the finest quality plastic in their tools.
Nice. There's a place called "lines to go" that also has a nice assortment of repair lines and kits, just FYI. Their 3 piece fuel lines are a good time saving alternative for some models.
I used lines to go on my 06 2500 HD for this exact repair, very satisfied
I agree with the viewers that think that your customers are lucky to have you to take care of their equipment.
you made that look easy. thank's for the video Wes
👆Thanks for watching, love you so much fan!
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The only decent thing that Dorman makes is that fuel line repair kit. It’s actually a really good kit!
Good work Wes . Thank you for taking time to make this video , very informative.
What happened to the tool you ask? It's CHINEESIUM!
Missed you on Sunday, this was a nice surprise!
Thanks for fixing that, I could smell it all the way here in Chicago! That was a pretty fancy fuel line kit! My best wishes to you and your family for a GREAT Christmas! I hope Santa brings all of the goodies you want!
Good job it looks like it will be back
Wes seems like the county version of South Main Auto lol
It's definitely good they wanted to fix it. Some folks don't worry about a gas leak until it gets massive. I'm of the opinion that any gas leak is too big of a leak, less flammable stuff, I'm more tolerant of. Only takes one of your cars burning to the ground as a dumb teenager to figure that out.
Wow! Another easy fix?! Looks like you fixed all the rust buckets around the area lol 😂 Happy Holidays Wes and Family.
Wow. Just as You said "gassy GMC" my cat farted under the table and in perfect oddity it reached up to me exactly that moment. What a sensation- I hope we NEVER get smellyvision.
Weird. How come Wes' Fluid Film can didn't make the noise?
For plastic lines to metal barb fittings. I do the heat the plastic tube up in just boiled water for a a minute or two. Then slide on. Holds really well.
Nice clean repair, good to see ya again as always Wes!
Classic job on one of these, just replaced all of mine with the box off and did a frame cleanup aswell
I had to do this when replacing my filter (bad clog) but with steel tube, I'm a bit shocked you didn't replace ALL the line. All the spots it goes thru the support brackets are easily rusted 3/4 of the way thru, an extra 2ft of nylon would have been worth future proofing it.
I've used flaring tool and injector hose with clamps to fix this same issue on 2000 silverado.
You’re a Saint. Thanks
Unions you say? President Lincoln opined upon that very thing long ago; "The Union must be preserved!"
that'll work thanks for taking us along
A master at work, like always. Isn't it time for a live stream?
Love the fluid film to protect your work surrounded by an old midwest rust truck. At least your part of the truck will stay gold.
Trucks are so cheap in the USA, that there's no need to prolong their life by using Fluid Film or similar when purchasing them
That's made your job much nicer :-D
Wes, look up a company called Inline Tube in Shelby township MI. They are local to me and make any line you can think off. I know its not always an option waiting for stuff to ship, but they are fast and top notch quality. Look them up. Fuel lines, brake line kits, etc.
Got me right in the eye with that gas twirling technique!😜
I just bought the dorman braided lines patching just turned into the snowball effect and more leaks
but but , the fuel line and hose clamps compliments the rebar/recycled bed frame and union brake line repairs. those plastic lines are a godsend, especially on oddball vehicles and ones that the fuel lines are run in places you'll never get to without pulling the body
Nice fix. New tools. Damn rust
On my 03 sierra 1500, someone had done the gas line and hose clamp fix. It eventually failed and left gas all over the driveway. I’m lucky it didn’t turn into a fireball.
Dorman had a set of premade stainless lines that worked well for me fixing it in the driveway.
in linetube in michigan has fuel and brake lines for most cars and trucks oe speck worth checking out
Looks like another day of singing the rust belt blues. It even provides all the needed musical accompaniment for you.
Southeast coastal Alaska is worse. If Wes worked up there for a summer, his tune might change. Not only do you have winter road treatments to fight, you have some that have to drive on the tide flats during low tide. It's not uncommon to have to change out brakes and every bit of hardware every six months for some.
Great job. That took care of the leak.
GMC went to tacobell now its a bit gassy lol Thanks for the vid!!
2:37 "This kit is pretty expensive....its probably not something you would run out and buy........
7:44 tool falls apart.
Thanks for the test drive.
I could just imagine how expensive that tool would be if it were made out of something that didn't break after one use..
It's been around a long time.
Man Wes, I’d thought you’d be happy you got the job done, instead you were FUMING after all was said and done……ahhh sweet Odor de Gas, the cologne you will never get off without lighting yourself on fire.
Chevy should just build 100% plastic trucks, rust problem SOLVED -- LOL
Wonder if you could make a home made version of the dorman tool welded up out of a old C clamp? Neat tool but pretty expensive.
I had a 07 Silverado 2500HD with similar rust issues. I couldn't get a parking brake cable to last 2 years. Here on the coast of Maine, we get salt on the roads and fog which is similar to a salt-sauna without the heat. Adds another level of crappy scaliness to things.
Didn’t last long yet still amazing. Just
like my relationships. 🤣 Cheers thanks for the good videos as always. I’m gonna have a go at 3D printing the die blocks for that fuel line tool and modifying a wood clamp to see if I can make that tool on the cheap.
The guy that LS swaps everything just used a block of wood and a hammer.
In place of this clamp you can use the clamp that comes with a cheap brake flaring tool, if you use a wire/open style caulk gun you/ve got the whole tool.
I looked at that nylon fuel line kit! Then I saw the price and said that tool is nothing but a quick clamp and built one.
At first I thought you were doing your "Max sniffing out a mouse" imitation! :)
"Made in China" happened with the tool there.
Cool kit
Nice job! A good secure fix. Happy Holidays 🎄
At work all we use is nylon fuel line for repairs. Cant count how many GM trucks I've had to replumb the entire fuel system.
The high pressure rubber line is fine if you use a tubing beader to put the raised ridge on the steel line. Unfortunately most people don't do that.
That turned out to be an excellent fix.
Good tip wes
You can use 3/8 rubber fuel line entire length from tank to front with rated pressure fuel line .
I have to change a Kodiak all lines .
👆Thanks for watching, love you so much fan!
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10:43 wet spot under the next plastic mount point in the line on left side of screen
Hey Wes! I always use a little oil on the nut on those compression fittings. No icky noise and less friction more squeeze I’m thinking 👍. Merry Christmas
I popped for the stainless home run lines for my ‘05 Silverado, but they weren’t $300 when I bought them. Prices have gone up. My lines and sending unit were total rust balls so it was better to replace all of it. I also added an in-line quick disconnect fuel filter as I wasn’t sure how much rust I dropped into the tank when I replaced the sending unit… peace of mind!
I installed the Dorman stainless hard-line kit last summer on my 06. Had to cut the fuel line up in the trans tunnel to get it in place to the back of the motor (coupled it back together with a piece of injection hose) but otherwise it all went well. Wasn't cheap but it fits as well the factory lines and I won't ever need to revisit it in the remaining life of the vehicle.
@@peteysquirrelchaser9028 yeah I looked at maybe doing hard lines instead but it looked like it would be a nightmare to fish them through the route. I got some P-clips to hold the stainless flexi lines in place and it was easy peasy lemon squeezy.
@@davelennie1591 They came in three sections that couple together, the two sections along the frame rails were easy (aside from having to unmount but not disconnect the ABS pump for clearance) but the one from the flex where Wes fixed to the motor wasn't. I took my time and got it all situated as factory lines. I pulled the bed off and redid the nylon from the fuel pump to the metal also. Aside from the one cut I made in the trans tunnel it was gravy. I also flushed about a gallon of fuel through before I hooked to the motor.
Charles Lindbergh had steel fuel lines, no longer than 3 feet long with the flex hose every 3 feet. In his airplanes.
Good video and information thank you.
Interesting. Was it something with fatigue?
@@WatchWesWork yes he wanted flexibility in the fuel system, because the whole airframe would’ve been flexing. He wanted hose for expansion and contraction between pipe sections
@@WatchWesWork Was kind of standard for Ryan Aircraft back in the day. A little bit of a hold-over from wooden frames riveted together and covered in doped fabric.
Mind, they were suing 115 & 125 octane AvGas in those days, too.
Thanks Wes, made my day, in hospital recovering from bowel surgery. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
It’s always fun to work on fuel lines over head. You might as well put the absorbent material in your underwear since it runs down your arms into your pits and the side of your body.
Also for some reason those always fail right after you filled the tank up. 😂😂
Quick and easy, good job
You are one of the few people that could go to Arizona to do mechanical work and it would feel like a vacation.
Great job as usual!
Had to do same thing to my 99 Sierra 2500 HD about 3 months ago.
Classic Tube
Good clean work. Attaboy.
Nice easy fix👍
Thanks Hank 👍
Nicely done hope you and yours have a good holiday. Oj
Short but sweet.
Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family..and Max.
I was fortunate when I had my 2001 and was able to get the entire manifold assembly from the GM dealer but was a pain to install in my garage on jack stands
I replaced them when the fuel pump crapped out back in 2010 if I remember correctly
I have the entire pre bent stainless brake like kit from Dorman that I never installed if anyone is interested in it, just taking up space in my garage
Will fit 2001 Chevrolet / GMC half ton long bed trucks with 4WD
👆Thanks for watching, love you so much fan!
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One line is the pressurized supply and the other is the return
I just used fuel injection hose with dubble clamps, Same for transmission lines. Alot cheaper.
Just my 2 cents, whenever I make a repair like this I keep a tin of real thick oil based paint in my box to coat it. Since it’s dissimilar metals you really want to keep any salty moisture out otherwise you end up with a battery and galvanic corrosion. Love the videos, merry Christmas and a happy new year to you Wes!
Thanx for sharing, nothing like the smell of hydrocarbons in the morning. LOL 😃
Hot dog another Wes video?! Thank you, making for a great day 🍻
Now, Wes, you KNOW sheep noise is required when using Fluid Film. We'll let you go this time but don't let it happen again... 😁
I find it a lot easier to emery cloth the line before I cut it. Nice Dorman kit.
Looks like the original u-joint on the front driveshaft has survived almost 20 years. 🙂
Good job. But now i know why dorman sells it as complete set, both lines has rust on tons of diffrent spot. It is best way to change whole lines from tank to the engine.....
At least you didn't have to do that job by candlelight.
Last thing that was gassy in my shop was me, luckily no leaks.
Don't you wish every job was that easy? 😄👍
Edd China gloves!
Good repair job, can't waste that gas. I'm 76, when I started driving (legally) in 1960, gas was 32 cents per gal for regular. There were only two kinds, regular and Ethel. Unleaded aka white gas was used in Coleman lanterns and stoves...not cars.
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thanks for a little midweek snippet, always a nice surprise. when you were at the old shop you did cnc machines. I suppose you don't do those anymore, I was really interested in that type of video, in awe how you got them working again. probable not profitable for you. great watching though 🙂
Hahaha. Algorythms.
You were next in line after PEOPLE MAG. ,JAY LENO explains his burn accident.