Fuel Fitting Leak When Disconnected

[jwray76]

Took the tank off today to change the coolant and check air filter. Well I was surprised when the fittings just kept leaking when disconnected. It was my understanding that they were valved to turn off when disconnected. Looks like I have the factory recall replacements with anodized male portions and plastic femal portions in the tank.

I read a bit more and it sounds like the replacement male portions do not have the valve in them so I just clamped off the line. The problem child was one of the plastic female fittings did not want to seal. I fiddled with pressing the little valve in a few times but it never wanted to seat properly.

Anyone know a trick to fix the valve so it will close? If not I guess I need to replace the fittings. Otherwise does anyone have any old plastic male pieces they don't need? I could use one of these to plut the connection when removing the tank.

[KuzzinKenny]

Anyone know a trick to fix the valve so it will close? If not I guess I need to replace the fittings. Otherwise does anyone have any old plastic male pieces they don't need? I could use one of these to plut the connection when removing the tank.

Hey jwray76 !! do a search for fuel fittings, i would not recommend puttin plastic ones back in  :? the 100% fix is metal male and female !! the leak could be a nipped O ring ( VITON FUEL LINE COUPLING "O-RING" SEALS. )

KK

[jwray76]

Thanks KuzzinKenny. I have searched and am aware of the fix by replacing with metal. The problem I am experiencing could occur with metal as well though. Was wondering if someone knows how to fix the shutoff valve for when they are disconnected.

[iansoady]

It sounds as though the valve in the female connector is sticking. Replacing with the proper metal coupling would sort this out - if you do the proper valved couplings in the line as well you won't need to mess about clamping them.

[notch]

I know this thread is old but thought I would post what I learned for anyone else who is looking for an answer to the leaky female dry break fitting. When I recently removed a broken female fitting I took it apart (OK, well it came apart when I cut it in half to remove it) and found the plunger has an o-ring on the ball at the end. Likely that this was the root cause of the leak in this instance. If the fitting is plastic then spend the $25 to replace the fittings with metal.