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If it were me, Id throw all that plastic fuel line in the trash. Get yourself some hard steel brake line in your size of fuel line. Cut the flare off. Bend it with a tubing bender and attach it to the frame or body with these McMaster-Carr
You should have hard line from one end to the other. Then use only short pieces of rubber fuel hose to make your connection. I slide the rubber hose over the steel line at least 2" and use two of the appropriate size hose clamps. It will be a tight fit and you will probably need to spray a little wd-40 into the rubber hose. I'm not saying that you will never have a fuel leak again, but you will significantly reduce your chances and have a much safer rig.

 

I usually pull the original polly line out and replace it with steel. If you live in salt and snow lands, it may be better to replace with new polly or SS.

 

Screw the steel get nicopp and don't look back. The difference in price is worth not having to change em again.

 

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You can bend it by hand if you are careful - bend it around something with the radius you want. You can put a bubble on the end with your double flare tool. Just make the initial flare and don't fold the edge over. Works very well as a bubble to retain rubber tubing. A shot of silicone spray helps for installation.

That said, I use steel line for fuel and nicopp/cunifer for brakes.

 

I try not to use rubber "fuel line" on cars, only tractors and such. I use "fuel injector hose" on cars. The injector hose is of much better quality and lasts a long time and does not break down or separate internally like I have had regular "fuel hose" do to me.

 

Yes, I agree. Much higher quality.

(PS I vote knife. FWIW.)

 

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This is what i did.

 

When I built my new motor, I turned the top of the fuel pump 180 degrees, just took out the screws rotate the top and put it back on. That makes the fuel pump inlet to the rear, and the outlet to the front. I then used a break line and cut off one end routed it to the carb, and flared it as needed,. you can just flare it just like regular tubing as the fuel pump has low pressure. Worked for me. Just a suggestion, Good luck.