Fuel Hoses on T350

[chalice]

Anybody got any information on the fuel hoses used on a T350.

I've got three semi-rigid black plastic fuel hoses coming into the engine bay, one terminates in a quick connect/disconnect plug, one terminates with the aid of a banjo bolt arrangement and the final one terminates in a push fit on to a tee piece.

Its this final one that's causing the problem. The hose was cut away from the tee when removing the engine and now its time to reconnect. Have tried heating the end of the hose to make it more pliable, but there is no way I can push it over the barbs of the tee piece, is there a special tool for this ?

[darkmark07]

I've had a similar problems in the past (although not with a Tiv)

I eventually managed it by wrapping the end of the hose in wet and dry paper to give me a better grip and then just using brute force to push the hose over the barbs.

Took a lot of effort and a lot of swearing but got there in the end!

[chalice]

Here's the trick...

2 inch square block of wood, drill 8 mm hole through it, cut block in half longitudinally through hole making two grooves for the pipe to lay in. Wrap fuel pipe in fine wet/dry, place in groove between the two wooden blocks, clamp them together with a g-clamp leaving about 3/4" sticking out the top (no more or it will buckle/kink). using a sharp knife blade cut small chamfer on the internal bore of the fuel pipe.

Using a light hammer, gently tap the tee piece barbed connection into the clamp fuel pipe. Made easier if you rest the block of wood against something solid. takes a few taps to get it started, but once' it starts, its fairly easy. Don't be tempted to grease up the fuel pipe, this would only reduce the grip.

Thanks to Mark for the wet/dry tip

[darkmark07]

No worries - glad I could post something vaguely helpful for once!

Cheers

Mark