Check your fuel lines

[Kern Dog]

Heart breaker RIP another Charger.

BTW... I carry a fire extinguisher in all my cars.

RIP ?
Not even close. That car is absolutely restorable.

 

[DeltaV]

It might eventually show up on one of the insurance auction websites.

 

[Cranky]

EFI hose? 100 psi if I remember correctly. Reg hose? No clue, maybe 20?

I have some 5/16" hose that has 50psi on it......

 

[Nxcoupe]

I'm talking about the hard line. I've always called flexible hose....hose but that said, the mid 90's Dodge's flex lines were able to take at least 50psi for the injection system on those.

My factory line is my return line and my stainless steel 3/8" fuel line is my supply line and it rakes 4 bar, 54psi with no issue so far.

 

[threewood]

That is terrible! Insurance or not, think about the time and money spent on getting it restored to enjoy. And then this happens.

I'm running AN fittings with ptfe braided hose and it does give me peace of mind.

 

[matthon]

More likely, plastic fuel filter burst.

 

[69 Sleeper Bee]

Had this happen on my wife's Granny's 72 Valiant /6 20 years ago. Short rubber line between the hard line from the tank and the fuel pump.
A low mileage 4 door but a beautiful survivor destroyed. I still kick myself over not noticing it.

 

[beanhead]

 

[AR67GTX]

More likely, plastic fuel filter burst.

Yeah, beware of those reproduction plastic filters and rubber connection hoses like Classic Industries sells. They are Chinese crap. This one split open almost immediately and flooded the whole top of my Hemi.

So then I put metal filters on it and I was still having leaks from the hoses. So I pulled the hose section off and found the layers were delaminating and the inner liner was perforating and leaking fuel into the delaminations and past the clamps.

Pure crap.

 

[70chall440]

Well that charger will sell on ebay for like $45K..

 

[Mr. PNW]

I’ve been using this ACDelco hose to replace where rubber is used on my 68 Coronet with stock 383/4bbl/727. Does this seem to look like a good choice?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013FTZTI

I plan on replacing my metal lines in the near future. Who’s making a good line?

 

[padam]

Leaking fuel is only half the problem. How did it ignite?

I've spilt fuel all over the place before. Accidentally and I've done some really stupid things when I was younger that I am embarased to talk about. I've never had a gasoline fire, pray that I never do.

 

[Dennis H]

A new owner in Savannah, GA earlier this year:
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A day ago near Vaughan Mills in Ontario, Canada.
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Properly maintain your cars!!!


But this is normal for German cars.
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I surf a few insurance auction websites and it seems unreal how many fire damaged and destroyed vehicles regularly show up.
But this is normal for German cars.
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