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Fuel Leak help

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Just lost power and have had the 803a running for around an hour. Went out to check and smelled fuel. Opened up the dead crank side door and noticed fuel dripping off the front of the engine. Any lue of what I need to fix.




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Take the roof panel off above the engine. You see the hard fuel line that goes from the fuel fitler bowl, to the metering pumps near the pushrod tubes? At the left hand end of that, is the soft 'fuel return' line. You probably have a leak in this line, either at one of the Ts at the injectors, or just somewhere in the run.

Got an O Reillys auto near you? Source some Gates safety strip (https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...ripe-fuel-hose/gats/27000?q=gates+27000&pos=0) and some new plastic 1/8" vacuum tees (and some small zip ties, to zip tie the ends for additional safety at every seam). You may be able to reuse the Ts up top, but if you can buy new, I would. Just cut to length and replace whats there. You will want to put a dab of motor oil (or similar) on the barb ends and the ends of the soft lines, to get them together more easily.

You will need to remove the muffler, and the air filter housing to get to the fuel lines easily, but its worth it.
 

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I don't know if you ever changed out the stock seperator or not, but if you haven't... your life will be easier with the roof panels off (as you need to remove the side panel near it, to get good access to use a chain wrench to remove the bastard).

I would personally change out the larger primary fuel lines too, if you are already in there.
 
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