Originally Posted by
DSMSpoolin
Whaaaaaaaat!?!?! the suspension needs to come out? ugh. that sounds like a mess but it needs to come out.
if you need a hand let me know. i have nothing better to do anyway lol.
Thank you for the offer of help, but I don't think I have the proper equipment or skill to remove all that stuff in my garage. Plus your way far away and I'd feel bad having someone drive all the way from spring hill; very generous offer though and I do very much appreciate it. If it comes down to replacing the tank I'm going to bite the bullet and find a shop to do the labor of replacing it after sourcing a new tank myself.
Originally Posted by
EMPIRE
yeah, dropping the tank on an s14 is a pain in the ass.
i doubt it is a crack as they typically don't just get worse for no reason. sitting still doesn't stress the tank...
I would bet it is a hose issue, probably where the rubber hose meets the hardline. If you hold your mouth just right, you might be able to follow the hardline back and find where it meets the rubber. if you have JDM hands, you ought to be able to replace the rubber line, (assuming that is the issue, you'll be able to feel the leak/crack in the line if it is bad)
Thanks for the help. Checked where the harlines meet the rubber on the side of the tank and it doesn't seem to be coming from there. I'm still holding out hope that it's not a bloody crack in the tank.
JDM hands thing made me laugh. I already have a new fuel return hose laid in place, which is what I originally thought was leaking; however the old one seems to be fused to the metal hardline. I tugged on it fairly hard and it's not budging... I'm hoping my previous tugging on it and subsequent worsening of the leak is evidence pointing to there being a hole in the old return fuel hose (crossing my fingers).
Again, many thanks for all the advice.