1997 Ford Ranger 3.0L fuel line leaking

[Bitwise]

I'm on a road trip back from school in Ontario to NS. I arrived in Kingston to notice that I was leaking a substantial amount of fuel out of the fuel supply line. The harness to the starter motor was rubbing the line and eventually wore through. Any suggestions for replacement or repair? Seems like OEM replacements aren't available anymore.

 

[franklin2]

Is it steel or plastic line?

 

[Bitwise]

I think steel. It's specifically the section which runs up from between the frame rails vertically to the fuel rail. I attached a picture lookin at it from the bottom. The steel part which curves over the frame rail is what was rubbing the starter wires and sprung a leak. I found a mechanic who could look at it today and fix it tomorrow. Walking around to various parts stores in the area. Everything is pretty rusty but I might be able to buy a quick connect to barbed adapter and run a rubber hose from the fuel filter to the barbed adapter to bypass the leaking section for now. I'm about to sell the truck and it's in rough shape so I want to keep it budget friendly.

 

[superj]

rubber line it

 

[Bitwise]

thanks. I did just that and it's been working great so far. On a separate issue, the idler pulley exploded! https://www.therangerstation.com/fo...belt-tensioner-exploded-while-driving.202183/