Technical Untwisted

I though it would be fun to try to untwist the kink. Glowed it cheery red and it came out pretty good but what i found out it irs a special oring fitting, not a flare. If it breaks i will just braze it. Line is on floor board, fuel would just dump on ground in the event of failure. Mean while i can look for spare.

 

But...the Hamb said no.....

 

Looks like it’s back to useable condition.
I had a similar situation with a fuel line on my Pontiac factory Tripower. One steel nut was frozen onto the aluminum fuel line and someone had twisted it trying to get it apart. I untwisted it while still frozen, then carefully got the nut unstuck from the tube. Beat the hell out of paying $80, waiting a week or so for the replacement and I retained the look of the original ***embly. And it was fun solving the problem.

 

I’ll be damned. I’d have never thought it would come out looking that good.
Heck of a job!

 

I'd replace the line, but then again, I have all of the tools to clone it.

That said, it would be an exercise in extreme patience to take the twist out.

You'd need a drift, or a transfer punch as close to the ID of the tube as you can get. Put that in a vise.

Slide the line, with the tube nut at the fitting it is screwed into down the drift.

Use a wrench on the fitting (not the tube nut, to gently turn against the twist, while pushing down the drift.

Go slowly, and expect that this will not work.

 

Damn right I’d try and fix it. I’ll also bet when done you couldn’t tell either… it’s patience. brother .patience… retirement has its vertues.

 

Looks good, but what year Corvette is this?

That does not appear to be an SAE flare.

 

Could not use a drift, hole is way smaller then pipe. That is a very special end with o-ring. Mapps torch was perfect for that job.

 

Grab it and turn clockwise til you're happy.

 

Or puddle and/or fume in your garage until something ignites it.

 

Fit it correctly. trying to save a bad part could result in a fire and loosing the whole car. HRP