Fuel lines and pump...

After getting my '93 hard dash LSE back on the road after 6 weeks chasing a brake issue that saw me off the road...I've done around 50 happy miles, only to find a large pool of petrol under the car when I returned after leaving it running for a few minutes.

It appears the return pipe has split near the tank, so access is poor. I took the inspection hatch in the boot off to have a look at the pump, and the extremely rusty metal pipes on the top of the pump that the hoses attach to crumbled off in my hand...so the car is, once again, undriveable.

A new pump appears to be easy enough to locate, but where do I source replacement hoses? What does everyone else do when this happens? Does the tank have to come out for access?

Thanks in advance folks.

Any good motor-factors will do fuel hose and pipe....

Dropping the tank makes life a lot easier

Saint might be right, dropping the tank might be easier, that of course assumes you can get the mounting bolts undone!

It is possible to replace the corroded metal fuel pipes with hose just make sure it is the reinforced stuff for fuel injection. The feed to the filter is easy enough, undo pipe at filter then undo th eubion at the tank end (through the access hatch), you need to wiggle the pipe around a bit to get it out but it will come.

The other pipe is a bit more of a faff as you'll need to cut it but essentially a simple repair, should only take an hour or so. I did this on my classic a couple of years ago and no worries since although you need to take a good look at the spigots on top of the pump, if they are badly corroded I'm afraid you may need to replace the pump because as far as I know you can't replace them. Have fun.