Dave,

The only reason I was asking about cutting the old hose off the fitting and clamping a new hose on was expediency. I wanted to repair this leak last night. (I have since found some posts here where people have indeed done the cut and replace repair.) If I had the time, I would buy the proper "fitted" hose ahead of time. As it is, I may end up replacing all the steel lines (brake and fuel) along with new rubber hoses. I will likely pull the strainer while I'm at it to clean it.

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'85 300D 276,000 mi