Subject	Common Problem...
Posted by	flashstar on October 19, 2009 at 12:17 PM
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In Reply To	Close call this weekend.. posted by Cap927(Boston) on October 19, 2009 at 09:43 AM
Message	I've had the same issue (although to a lesser extent) happen to me several times. The old hose is brittle, cracked, and hard so gas leaks tend to spring up. Go to Pep Boys and get a ton of 30r9 fuel hose and fuel hose clamps. Also, check your hoses every month for loosening and when you smell gas, immediately pull over and tighten the clamps!
Follow Ups	Close call this weekend.. - Cap927(Boston) 09:43:41 10/19/09 Glad to hear things worked out. Close one indeed. (n/m) - rojoloco (San Diego) 10:03:30 10/19/09 Damn man, check those hoses! (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 10:34:22 10/19/09 Worm clamps suck, they should never be used for fuel lines - Cap927(Boston) 10:39:02 10/19/09 I have extra OEM fuel clamps if you need 'em. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 10:54:10 10/19/09 Got some, thanks Tony. (n/m) - Cap927(Boston) 11:17:06 10/19/09 my favorite part of the story: - ZEngineer 10:35:47 10/19/09 they have a good return policy, not like Target (canadian) - Cap927(Boston) 10:37:18 10/19/09 Target is NOT a Canadian Company - i_s_64 12:08:04 10/19/09 my bad, they do remind me of Georges.. cheap and - Cap927(Boston) 12:20:12 10/19/09 what I lack in quality, I make up for in availability ;) (n/m) - ZEngineer 15:37:18 10/19/09 Clearly installer error :-) (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 10:41:50 10/19/09 agreed, I sould've use OEM fuel clamps instead. (n/m) - Cap927(Boston) 10:50:59 10/19/09 oem are reusable but self unloosen - gt300zxtt 10:59:21 10/19/09 honestly, I've never had an issue with OEM clamps, I even - Cap927(Boston) 11:07:01 10/19/09 They don't self loosen, the hose shrinks. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 11:15:57 10/19/09 ...like a frightened turtle (n/m) - zgene4 15:59:13 10/19/09 Did your heart rate sky rocket or what? - ZXRider(SoCal) 10:50:21 10/19/09 I need to do that for the Z, my DD Xterra has just about >> - Cap927(Boston) 11:10:37 10/19/09 "Oh and carrying some road flares is not that bad of an idea - BoneZ 11:45:43 10/19/09 so you can light the fuel on fire lol (n/m) - gt300zxtt 16:22:32 10/19/09 I was talking in general - ZXRider(SoCal) 16:27:38 10/19/09 Concur, I was just having fun with them. They are not a toy! (n/m) - BoneZ 17:14:03 10/19/09 the EXACT same thing happened to me a few months back - Ahmed (Chicago) 11:30:42 10/19/09 Nice save! Glad the Z is okay. (n/m) - TT XTZ 11:50:12 10/19/09 Glad everything is fixed and no damage done to your nice Z. (n/m) - SWhiteTT(WA) 12:00:59 10/19/09 Common Problem... - flashstar 12:17:52 10/19/09 brand new SS braided hoses, less than 6 months old. - Cap927(Boston) 12:22:40 10/19/09 SS braided hoses without AN fittings are just for show (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 12:37:44 10/19/09 That hose is junk too. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 13:16:02 10/19/09 The Tranny cooler on my Frontier did the same thing ... - Halo Z 12:31:51 10/19/09 glad it all worked out in the most painless way (n/m) - Halo Z 12:33:05 10/19/09 Re: Close call this weekend.. - 562_JonnyZ 13:26:12 10/19/09 All you need is temperature... - CaliguyPurdue (Selin Design) 14:28:16 10/19/09 and it was dripping down the left side of the engine, the - Cap927(Boston) 14:35:40 10/19/09 My DD runs with out spark plugs. - SactoTodd 14:42:59 10/19/09 Close call. Now you have some more cleaning to do... (n/m) - Aqualung 13:59:19 10/19/09 LOL.. it actually looks OK, once all the fuel evaporated (n/m) - Cap927(Boston) 14:33:08 10/19/09 Here is a link that may help the next guy in choosing - Cap927(Boston) 14:00:30 10/19/09 Just use OEM unless you're converting to 300° rails with - BigTDogg (MA) 14:05:27 10/19/09 I have the 300 degree fuel rails with SS braided lines and - Cap927(Boston) 14:19:44 10/19/09 Awesome site. TY (n/m) - ali300zx 20:46:14 10/19/09 I had a similar situation last winter. - Crazy Greek 14:42:27 10/19/09 Glad to hear everything is ok and you still have a nice Z. - TheTwinZ (Peru) 17:25:42 10/19/09 Yikes. Glad you caught it. (n/m) - collegeboy 18:10:23 10/19/09 Lucky - could have been a very sad day (n/m) - spicyZ 20:54:39 10/19/09
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