I have a 1996 dodge 1500 with a 5.9l v8, the fuel line is in pretty bad shape and is leaking all over the place, i did a temporary fix with some rubber hoses to cover up the leaking areas and so far is holding up, i looked all around the internet but couldn't find any. I went to a local dodge dealership and asked of they had any but they said that they were discontinued, i tried looking at a local junkyard for some but they either were missing or badly damaged. not sure if they're any aftermarket ones out there but if so please tell me about them.

 

I doubt you will find anything resembling factory replacement lines. Best bet might be to just get some steel line the appropriate size, and graft it into the existing lines, where they are still good.....

 

I replaced all of the fuel lines on my '96 Ram 2500 back in 2018. My truck is a standard cab with an 8 foot bed. I found the part numbers in the parts manual (available here - https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...d-how-tos-143/) and searched the web for the part numbers until I found them at relatively reasonable rates. On my truck, there was one long steel line (with a short semi-flexible end that connects to the fuel pump) that runs from the back of truck (next to the fuel tank) and one flexible line that connected to it near the transmission and ran up to the throttle body. The part number for the long steel line for my truck was 52127689AB and the flexible line was 52127819AC. Both are still available through several sources, but are not cheap...

 

alright thanks,

 

Braided fuel line. Comes in different colors and fitting sizes.

 

if your trying to save some money and are handy you could always make your own. funny enough when i got my 1 vehicle i found it very surprising to see someone used copper line for fuel line but now nickle copper lines seem to be a thing. if they are good enough for brakes they should be good enough for fuel lines and it is cheap. you could likely make your own for less than $50.

 

One option, which I took, is to replace the lines with rubber hose that is rated for fuel. Or, nylon tubing which is commonly used on heavy machinery.

edit/ I just crawled under my truck, and noticed that hoses that I installed 5-6 years ago, are heavily cracked. Pretty much going to cause issues down the road, so I'll probably go with the nylon tubing in near future.

 

the only issue i could see with nylon would be you likely need special tools to flare or connected it to other types of line and it really doesn't bend that great or you likely need special tools to bend it and get it to keep it shape. i know a shop installed the stuff on my dads car and i was a bit disappointing with how it turned out. it functioned but you could tell they didn't have the tools needed to put hard bends in it. it at least looks like they did a good job with the nickle copper brake lines that they installed.

 

alright thanks, I did try to a diy fuel line, but didn't work out too well but i guess it's good practice for the future if I decide to keep my dodge for years to come.

 

They make a nylon fuel line (and material as the flexible piece to buy the fuel pump) with the ends already crimped for $70. I was going to buy it for mine when mine goes bad. Also SStubes makes them in stainless