Ask the Editors: Fuel Line Repair Strategies

Be not afraid, rough one.

The last thing you are going to want to do is glue this back together. The combination of petroleum and pressure can only lead to a failure and your machine’s fuel falling to the ground miles from civilization is the last thing you want.

There are a few simple, quick and very affordable solutions to this though. We would do the first of these; go to an auto or lawnmower parts or even big box store and grab a universal fuel petcock. They cost between $5-$7- you just slide your fuel lines on to each end, attach the pinch clamps and off you go. Some quads have petcocks that attach directly to the tank of course – in this instance you can pick up a tank-mount universal (like the one at the top of the page/ they are a bit more expensive) or run a new length of fuel line from the tube on the bottom of the tank directly to your new petcock.

You can also bypass the petcock assembly altogether in a pinch by picking up a $3.00 fuel line connector like this one. We don’t recommend this method because the ability to control your fuel flow is an important one but if you need to ride and don’t have time for a more permanent solution, these little devices just link two sections of fuel line directly together.

Lastly, depending upon which part you broke specifically, you can buy and install a new fuel line fitting directly from the petcock. These are also relatively inexpensive ($4 each) and can be found not just at dealerships but most anywhere that carries auto and mower parts.

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