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I can only get in about 15" and then it hangs up.  Any suggestions on helping snake it though there?  There is a support for the Control Arm inside the frame and not sure if it is suppose to go above that or below that.



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Got it. A 20 minute job after spending 4 hrs trying multiple approaches.  If anyone decides to attemp this contact me.



-- Edited by jim larson on Thursday 25th of January 2018 06:59:36 AM

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jim larson wrote:

Got it. A 20 minute job after spending 4 hrs trying multiple approaches.  If anyone deceids to attemp this contact me.

 Yep, there is a secret handshake maneuver involving rotating the tube to get it thru.....but you already know that now...tiphat



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Don't know about the secret handshake, wish I would have.  I actually took a 12/2 electric wire, about 5' and snaked it through from the front, stripped off the outside insulation, feed the ground and another wire i n side the fuel line, taped the other wire to the outside of the fuel line with electrical tape, making a nice smooth end, grease it up and gave it a pull.  came right through.



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Yep, good move. I've used actual fuel hose and a small zip tie to do the same thing.
Pulling works so much better than pushing.

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Lost in the 60s wrote:

Yep, good move. I've used actual fuel hose and a small zip tie to do the same thing.
Pulling works so much better than pushing.

 I tried the fuel hose first and the end where I hooked up to the fuel line  kept hanging up. I used a clamp on the hose and fuel line, maybe I should have just taped it with electrical tape. Also the fuel line hose would flex too much.  Any info on the washer?



-- Edited by jim larson on Thursday 25th of January 2018 08:20:35 AM

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Just finished up on the fuel line install. Kind of a pain bending the line a little here and there to get it to sit just right so it fits into the clips on the frame.  Used wood blocks and wood pry bars.  beamup



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I'll be back in the shop tomorrow and try to run it thru the blast cabinet to clean all the scale off for measuring.

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