: :Trying to figure out where the air was getting in my fuel system, I decided to replace all the rubber hose on the suction side of the system..... So I dropped the tank to replace those hoses, and end up breakin the line on the sending unit for the return line about halfway off... So I tried using some JB Weld to fix it until I can buy a new fuel tank and sending unit.....
Well that didn't work.... It decided to stay broken (maybe it got a little too cool overnight for the JB to set up good) so I just break the loose part off the rest of the way so I can just slide the hose on further up the tube, and all seems good......
So I get the tank wrestled back into place and bolted back up and start it up..... Seems to run pretty good for a couple of minutes then starts sputtering and almost dies before I can hit jump in and hit the throttle. Got it to somewhat idle so I could get out and check the clear hose I have on the return line and it looks like a shook up soda in there..... so I shut it back off and start looking for the problem and guess what?................. apparently the 20 year old metal fuel lines couldn't handle a little movement back at the tank...... the tank is wet with fuel coming out of a hole I can't see in the return line.......
Looks like I'm replacing all the steel fuel lines now (stupid rust)........... I think I can get them off and back on with out dropping the tank again ( I think I left those hoses long enough)........... If I have to drop the tank again I'm just replacing it and the sending unit too........ so yay more money I have to spend that we don't really have/want to........
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