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Old 08-23-2013, 08:33 PM
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Default First bonehead mistake. Need advice.

I'm surprised it took me this long, but I made my first significant bonehead mistake this evening. I was drilling a grommet hole with a nice, new, sharp 15/16" hole saw, and the pilot bit drilled a hole in the hard AN -8 fuel line I didn't realize ran right behind the panel. As you can see in the photo below, it runs between the frame and bonded panels, and it also runs through several tight spots including above the rear suspension. As much as I would take the time and trouble to bend and flare a new one, I'm not even sure it's feasible. I can probably (but not easily) cut out the damaged section of line. Any advice on the best approach to repair this without replacing the whole line would be appreciated.




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