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You mean the 2 short flexable fuel lines at the engine?
I'm guessing yours are leaking at the fittings on the end(s)? Unfortunatley, GM stopped making the new lines long ago. And if you find some in a yard, they will probably not be leak free.
But, fixing your lines is not impossible. This is how I did mine:
Cut the collars of your old fittings, this is the last inch or so of the fitting. Only cut about 1/8 in, you don't want to cut the nipple of the fitting. Once you cut that off, go to the yard and try to find a grand prix with the flexable lines (you are only needing the hose). You can practice cutting the collars off of these as you won't be using them. You need a 5/16 line and 3/8 line. Cut the rubber lines to length, and with new heavy duty stainless steel clamps, install the lines on your cut fittings. There should be roughly 3/4 inch of the nipple left to tighten the clamp to. Don't over tighten the clamp, you will wreck it's ability to hold securely. You might also want to flare the ends of the nipples on the fittings, thats what I did.
Basically you are replacing the crimped collar of the factory fittings with a hose clamp. If you look closely at the fitting, or maybe even cut one apart (that you don't need) to see the inside, you will see how they work. Just check it often--like every time you fill up. Mine has yet to loosen, but one can never be too safe.
You could also go to an A/C repair shop and see if they can make you new lines, but be ready to spend ca$h.
Jason
I tried at one hose shop to get these lines reproduced. The originally said there were very few things they couldn't do, but since July I haven't seen or heard of what happened to the lines, and just improvised otherwise. I got fuel lines from a regular w-body of the same vintage and bent the metal portion of the lines on the car so the rubber lines didn't hit the turbo. Thats worked reasonably well, until I manage to get my original lines back.
Chris
I had the same problem!
I found a local hydraulic line shop that removed the crimp fittings off the old line, and placed new compression adapters on the old metal ends. Then, they made a line that had the same type connector as the adaptor and crimped new line to the fittings, attached them to the adaptors, and it worked. Bad thing, though, the adaptor and new crimp fitting is fairly long, which required a very graceful bend as it could not turn the corner tight enough to route the same as the original, so I added a few inches to the length and brought the line up over the shock tower and toward the front of the car and then over to the fuel rail.
I did not like the n/a fuel line idea, too much risk of fire from the heat of the turbo hardening and cracking the line so I chose this route to be safe, especially since my college daughter is the daily driver of the TGP now.
I have a picture if Waskie will post it somewhere.
What did that run you? I was thinking of doing something like that, or getting some Aeroquip fittings and making SS braided lines, but that would have been pricey. And at the time I was about out of cash after just finishing my trans/engine rebuild.
Jason
That would be nice. Having SS fuel lines in the engine compartment.
I've already got them for my Turbo Cutlass. That car has the push on fuel lines, so I cut the old rubber/plastic line and installed the SS braided lines with some heavy duty hose clamps. Works/looks great!
Jason
My recollection is that the adaptors and fuel line for one line ran about $28 and the dealer wanted ~$35 for a single n/a (non-turbo) line.
Cheaper and better (except the extra long line over the shock tower, but beat the heat problem).