PLEASE HELP!

2FastLX · 03-12-2001, 10:47 PM

How do you get lines apart that connect to the fuel rails? They have that big round connetor on them like the ones on the A/C lines going to the condenser and I can't figure out how to get them apart.

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Patrick Boetticher · 03-12-2001, 10:59 PM

you need to go to the parts store and get a the fuel line disconect tools... about $10

Five0 · 03-12-2001, 11:06 PM

You can do that or if you want to do it for free and you are cheap like me

you can get a plastic cap off a Pepsi bottle and cut the top off of it and cut it to fit around the line and push it into the spring in the line lifting the spring and then pull the fuel line apart. It works if you don't have the right tools.

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2FastLX · 03-12-2001, 11:07 PM

Ok, thanks.

Does it have to be a Pepsi cap? LOL. Thanks, i'll try that before I spend any money because I'm pretty cheap myself

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Five0 · 03-13-2001, 07:31 PM

Hehehe

no problem!

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2FastLX · 03-14-2001, 12:17 AM

Well, I broke down when I was at the parts store and bought the tool. It was only $5 at Advance Auto parts so I said hell with it and got one.

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Five0 · 03-14-2001, 08:54 AM

Cool, Definitely a lot easer with the right tool.

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2FastLX · 03-14-2001, 09:48 AM

All right. I can feel the tool is pushing the spring in but the lines aren't budging. What gives? Do you have to stand on one foot and hop up and down to get them apart or what? Please reply quick as I'm desperately trying to get the heads off today and still have to get these lines apart before I can get to the intake.

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WADS56 · 03-14-2001, 11:19 AM

Once you get the tool in there push the lines together then pull them apart. Works all the time.

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2FastLX · 03-14-2001, 11:35 AM

That didn't work either =(

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Rick 91GT · 03-14-2001, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by WADS56:
Once you get the tool in there push the lines together then pull them apart. Works all the time.

I agree..Sometimes they can be pretty snug...

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Green92LX · 03-14-2001, 11:38 AM

If you are sure you are using the correct tool and it is engaging in there, then the lines are just simply "stuck" together...give it some more elbow grease man...

Also, you could get the heads off with the fuel rails intact. It kind of sucks, but you could pop the rail off of the intake and swing it over to the passenger side of the engine compartment. It will be in your way, but at least you can accomplish your goals for today...and worry about the damn thing later

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2FastLX · 03-14-2001, 11:50 AM

That's what I ended up doing Green92LX. I got the lower intake off finally. Now I am ready for the heads. But I still want to get them apart just for the simple fact that they're pissing me off! I've tried elbow greese. I even tried a hammer. I've pushed, pulled, and yanked, and cussed, and nothing is working. I even tried it on the old A/C lines so I could see what I was doing a little better and they won't budge either. Would penetrating oil get in there at all to loosen these things up?

This tool I bought said it was for Ford A/C and fuel lines and has 4 different sizes on it. There is only one size that fits the lines and I am pretty sure I have it engaged all the way. Maybe if I can get Five0 to come over and bring his Pepsi cap LOL.

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Green92LX · 03-14-2001, 11:56 AM

If you are POSITIVE that the tool is clickin in there, then its just a matter of beating the $hit out of them to break em free

They are just spring loaded little bastards, but they do put a hurtin on ya and piss you off pretty quick...

Just try squirtin some penatrating fluid in there as well as twisting them instead of just yankin...

May the force be with you

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2FastLX · 03-14-2001, 12:02 PM

Ah, hell with it. I guess I don't have to get them apart. I just hope I never NEED to get the damn things apart because it'll probably come down to me getting a hacksaw and getting rid of those things for good.

Why does everything have to be such a pain in the @ss? I'm finally down to the heads and just realized I forgot the breaker bar at work that I was going to bring home to use on these heads. Geez!

Anyway, thanks a bunch guys. I couldn't have not done it any better without you hehe

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Green92LX · 03-14-2001, 12:05 PM

Glad I could shed some darkness on the subject!!!!

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Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 207K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps

joe4speed · 03-14-2001, 01:30 PM

I feel your pain... no matter how many times I have managed to get them apart, that's brobably one of the most PITA things to get undone in a Stang... Grrrrr Good luck!! I just pushed the tool in as hard as i could and just kind of wiggled (for ever) and then it would come off...

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QUIN · 03-14-2001, 01:41 PM

yeah man, dont get depressed over them things. i pulled the whole damn motor out w\o disconnecting them! my buddy was like,,,,"dont we need to get them fuel lines outta,,,,,," having attempted in the past i instantly cut him off with, "HEII NO!" glad we didnt too!!
i bought them tools and tossed them.
Q

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spinemup · 03-14-2001, 02:34 PM

if you unbolt the bracket that holds the steel line to the side of the block you can push the whole shebang out of the way.... just put the rail assembly into plastic bag so the gas doesn't drip all over you engine compartment... i never disconnect them its a pain in the arse. just set them aside.

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yello95gt · 03-14-2001, 04:01 PM

To me the plastic tools work better than the metal one that have different sizes. You can get more leverage with the plastic ones. It sounds to me like your are not engaging the tool all the way around the spring, that is why I use the plastic ones.hope this helps

03-12-2001, 10:47 PM	#1
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	PLEASE HELP! How do you get lines apart that connect to the fuel rails? They have that big round connetor on them like the ones on the A/C lines going to the condenser and I can't figure out how to get them apart. ------------------ Indiana Stangers Association Buy your parts here

03-12-2001, 10:59 PM	#2
Patrick Boetticher Registered Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Camarillo/Thousand Oaks Ca Posts: 223	you need to go to the parts store and get a the fuel line disconect tools... about $10

03-12-2001, 11:06 PM	#3
Five0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: middleburg, fl, usa Posts: 1,134	You can do that or if you want to do it for free and you are cheap like me you can get a plastic cap off a Pepsi bottle and cut the top off of it and cut it to fit around the line and push it into the spring in the line lifting the spring and then pull the fuel line apart. It works if you don't have the right tools. ------------------ James Cox nochevy@hotmail.com 1991 Mustang LX 12.565 @109.38mph 1.764 60ft

03-12-2001, 11:07 PM	#4
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	Ok, thanks. Does it have to be a Pepsi cap? LOL. Thanks, i'll try that before I spend any money because I'm pretty cheap myself ------------------ Indiana Stangers Association Buy your parts here [This message has been edited by 2FastLX (edited 03-12-2001).]

03-13-2001, 07:31 PM	#5
Five0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: middleburg, fl, usa Posts: 1,134	Hehehe no problem! ------------------ James Cox nochevy@hotmail.com 1991 Mustang LX 12.565 @109.38mph 1.764 60ft

03-14-2001, 12:17 AM	#6
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	Well, I broke down when I was at the parts store and bought the tool. It was only $5 at Advance Auto parts so I said hell with it and got one. ------------------ Indiana Stangers Association Buy your parts here

03-14-2001, 08:54 AM	#7
Five0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: middleburg, fl, usa Posts: 1,134	Cool, Definitely a lot easer with the right tool. ------------------ James Cox nochevy@hotmail.com 1991 Mustang LX 12.565 @109.38mph 1.764 60ft [This message has been edited by Five0 (edited 03-14-2001).]

03-14-2001, 09:48 AM	#8
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	All right. I can feel the tool is pushing the spring in but the lines aren't budging. What gives? Do you have to stand on one foot and hop up and down to get them apart or what? Please reply quick as I'm desperately trying to get the heads off today and still have to get these lines apart before I can get to the intake. ------------------ Indiana Stangers Association Buy your parts here

03-14-2001, 11:19 AM	#9
WADS56 gear banger Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: CHICAGO Posts: 1,144	Once you get the tool in there push the lines together then pull them apart. Works all the time. ------------------ Blown 347 W/Canfield heads, solid roller cam, track times this spring mid 10's or bust 93lx 5.0 daily driver

03-14-2001, 11:35 AM	#10
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	That didn't work either =( ------------------ Indiana Stangers Association Buy your parts here

03-14-2001, 11:38 AM	#12
Green92LX Registered Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: North Haven,CT Posts: 336	If you are sure you are using the correct tool and it is engaging in there, then the lines are just simply "stuck" together...give it some more elbow grease man... Also, you could get the heads off with the fuel rails intact. It kind of sucks, but you could pop the rail off of the intake and swing it over to the passenger side of the engine compartment. It will be in your way, but at least you can accomplish your goals for today...and worry about the damn thing later ------------------ 1992 5.0 LX, V-1 S-Trim @8LBS, Edelbrock 6037 Heads, Cobra Intake,E-303, 1.6 Roller Rockers,65MM Holley TB, 75 MM Pro M Mass Air, 190 LPH FP w/ 24 lb injectors,MSD 6A and BTM, BBK equal length shorties, offroad h-pipe,Mac Flowpath Mufflers, Pro 5.0, 3.73's,Motorsport "C" springs,welded subframe connectors, Ponies w/ 225/50 Nittos, Dark Green w/ 93 Cobra Spoiler Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 207K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps

03-14-2001, 11:50 AM	#13
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	That's what I ended up doing Green92LX. I got the lower intake off finally. Now I am ready for the heads. But I still want to get them apart just for the simple fact that they're pissing me off! I've tried elbow greese. I even tried a hammer. I've pushed, pulled, and yanked, and cussed, and nothing is working. I even tried it on the old A/C lines so I could see what I was doing a little better and they won't budge either. Would penetrating oil get in there at all to loosen these things up? This tool I bought said it was for Ford A/C and fuel lines and has 4 different sizes on it. There is only one size that fits the lines and I am pretty sure I have it engaged all the way. Maybe if I can get Five0 to come over and bring his Pepsi cap LOL. ------------------ Indiana Stangers Association Buy your parts here

03-14-2001, 11:56 AM	#14
Green92LX Registered Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: North Haven,CT Posts: 336	If you are POSITIVE that the tool is clickin in there, then its just a matter of beating the $hit out of them to break em free They are just spring loaded little bastards, but they do put a hurtin on ya and piss you off pretty quick... Just try squirtin some penatrating fluid in there as well as twisting them instead of just yankin... May the force be with you ------------------ 1992 5.0 LX, V-1 S-Trim @8LBS, Edelbrock 6037 Heads, Cobra Intake,E-303, 1.6 Roller Rockers,65MM Holley TB, 75 MM Pro M Mass Air, 190 LPH FP w/ 24 lb injectors,MSD 6A and BTM, BBK equal length shorties, offroad h-pipe,Mac Flowpath Mufflers, Pro 5.0, 3.73's,Motorsport "C" springs,welded subframe connectors, Ponies w/ 225/50 Nittos, Dark Green w/ 93 Cobra Spoiler Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 207K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps

03-14-2001, 12:02 PM	#15
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	Ah, hell with it. I guess I don't have to get them apart. I just hope I never NEED to get the damn things apart because it'll probably come down to me getting a hacksaw and getting rid of those things for good. Why does everything have to be such a pain in the @ss? I'm finally down to the heads and just realized I forgot the breaker bar at work that I was going to bring home to use on these heads. Geez! Anyway, thanks a bunch guys. I couldn't have not done it any better without you hehe ------------------ Indiana Stangers Association Buy your parts here

03-14-2001, 12:05 PM	#16
Green92LX Registered Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: North Haven,CT Posts: 336	Glad I could shed some darkness on the subject!!!! ------------------ 1992 5.0 LX, V-1 S-Trim @8LBS, Edelbrock 6037 Heads, Cobra Intake,E-303, 1.6 Roller Rockers,65MM Holley TB, 75 MM Pro M Mass Air, 190 LPH FP w/ 24 lb injectors,MSD 6A and BTM, BBK equal length shorties, offroad h-pipe,Mac Flowpath Mufflers, Pro 5.0, 3.73's,Motorsport "C" springs,welded subframe connectors, Ponies w/ 225/50 Nittos, Dark Green w/ 93 Cobra Spoiler Daily driver: 89 Coupe with 207K plus, BBK shorties,offroad h-pipe,2-chamber flowmasters with dumps

03-14-2001, 01:30 PM	#17
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	I feel your pain... no matter how many times I have managed to get them apart, that's brobably one of the most PITA things to get undone in a Stang... Grrrrr Good luck!! I just pushed the tool in as hard as i could and just kind of wiggled (for ever) and then it would come off... ------------------ Joe! 1988 GT, 167,000 miles!!! 13.71@105mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website: www.joe4speed.com 1999 Ninja ZX-6R 10.32@135mph! "What was the best thing before sliced bread?"

03-14-2001, 01:41 PM	#18
QUIN Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Chillicothe, OH. Posts: 1,289	yeah man, dont get depressed over them things. i pulled the whole damn motor out w\o disconnecting them! my buddy was like,,,,"dont we need to get them fuel lines outta,,,,,," having attempted in the past i instantly cut him off with, "HEII NO!" glad we didnt too!! i bought them tools and tossed them. Q ------------------ Quin, 87 GT,306,forged pistons,edelbrock head\intak,steeda#18cam,1.7rr,MSD Blaster tfi coil,A9L,pro-m75mm,24#inj,accufab65mm,2.5"pipes,hooker headers,dynomax exhaust,3.73 gr,110 lph fp,180*therm,moroso cold air,ASP pullies, weld rims The beast has awoken! I see your shwartz is as big as mine, now lets see how well you handle it!

03-14-2001, 02:34 PM	#19
spinemup Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: middleboro,ma, usa Posts: 734	if you unbolt the bracket that holds the steel line to the side of the block you can push the whole shebang out of the way.... just put the rail assembly into plastic bag so the gas doesn't drip all over you engine compartment... i never disconnect them its a pain in the arse. just set them aside. ------------------ THE MIGHTY NOTCH aol instant message= spinemup91

03-14-2001, 04:01 PM	#20
yello95gt Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: jackson,Ms 39208 Posts: 20	To me the plastic tools work better than the metal one that have different sizes. You can get more leverage with the plastic ones. It sounds to me like your are not engaging the tool all the way around the spring, that is why I use the plastic ones.hope this helps