Reddit reviews Dorman 800-301 Fuel Line Repair Tool
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May be used on nylon fuel lines of various sizesEasy to useA convenient solution to fuel line repairAlso included in Dorman's Nylon Fuel Line Repair KitBacked by team of engineers and quality control specialists in the United States
Not many shops would do it because it has a higher probability to fail and the hour it would take then to make the fitting would come close to that compete $400 fuel pump. Here's a page where a guy uses a caulk gun and a flair tool to press in the fittings without buying the $100 tool to do so http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=220894. Advance is famous for selling universal crap to keep inventory down, I'd bet that pump is shared in a car or two so they sell it with the doorman nylon fuel repair line to keep people happyish. Using the repair fittings may or may not work depending on how well the person doing the splicing does the work. Personally I'd buy the complete assembly and keep the headace to a minimum, but if I had the tool I'd give it a go to save a few bucks. Here's the tool in question http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000E35W1K/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1451370349&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=nylon+fuel+line+tool&dpPl=1&dpID=41fs4rjwydL&ref=plSrch.
the steel line looks similar to the right hand side of line "C" in this image
It measures 5/16" external diameter not counting the ridges.
The stock nylon line also measured 5/16" external diameter, and the new line is of similar dimensions. I tried microwaving a bowl of water to soak the line but was a no go. Tomorrow im gonna try boiling on the stove and heating the end up to soften so itll stretch, if not I'll ask my uncle's if they have a kit similar to THIS at their shop I can borrow for an hour