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11-03-2008, 09:28 AM
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Viton Diesel Return Fuel Line Problem
Okay, so I just replaced my old braided diesel return lines with some new "state of the art" viton fuel return lines. I thought that I was VERY careful when I cut it because this stuff splits like crazy if it's not cut properly. Anyway as you probably have guessed by now, the fuel lines split right where I attached them to the fuel injectors. I was thinking I could just put a little bit of hose repair tape around the end of the hose to kind of act like a "hose clamp" of sorts.
Do you all have any tricks which could help prevent this, or should I just buy some of the old fashioned braided fuel line which seems to work quite well and isn't as finicky as the viton. 
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11-03-2008, 09:41 AM
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I cut mine with scissors and they have been fine for over a year. I didn’t have any trouble with them splitting.
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11-03-2008, 09:43 AM
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I use the viton lines, and right after I installed them I noticed the engine was soaked. Then I turned on the engine as I inspected the lines and saw biodiesel squirting out of a hole in one of them. I used hose repair tape, but in short time the biodiesel melted the adhesive and the tape fell off. I ordered more viton and I haven't had any problems since.
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11-03-2008, 12:43 PM
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sometime teflon lines come up on Ebay cheap. teflon tubing is great stuff but it can get cut pretty easy.
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Currently driving a very clean 1985 300SD from the West Coast. 
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11-03-2008, 01:36 PM
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When you ordered more Viton hose did you buy from the same source that supplied the hose that got holes or from a different source?
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