Auto Parts: Fuel Line, double flaring tool, exact replacements

Question
I have a 1994 Suburban 1500 VIN K 4wd where the fuel lines are rusted completely from the tank to the motor.  I have been looking for replacement parts for the fuel lines (feed and return) with no luck.  The lines go from metal to rubber and back again and are under 45 pounds of pressure.  Does anyone know where I can find replacement parts?

Thanks


Answer
Hi Steve,

It's now called fabrication.

The pieces you are looking for are considered 'obsolete' by the manufacturer which is why you can't find exact replacements. You are going to have to get yourself about twelve feet of steel line, a double-flaring tool, a tubing bender, about 6 foot of high-pressure rubber fuel line and a handful of mini-band clamps and start at the tank and fabricate new pressure and return lines for your vehicle or take it to a local service center and pay someone else to do the same thing.

Good luck.

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Thanks for the question, I hope this information was helpful to you.
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