Sgrist,

That hose has practically no pressure in it unless there is a restriction between the hose and the fuel tank. The flow thru the cigar hose is just the overflow fuel from the Injection pump, the air bleed hole in the secondary fuel filter and the injectors on its way back to the fuel tank. You might connect an air hose to the line and blow it out. Don't forget to remove the fuel cap before you blow out the line.

I suspect the fuel disolved the adhesive on the tape you put on the cigar hose and that's why it leaked.

The engine will run fine with a regular fuel hose in place of the cigar hose. The cigar hose is just to reduce some noise, but I wonder how you could ever hear it over the Diesel clatter. German engineers???? Could you ever see GM or Ford adding an expensive part like that?


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