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I have an 05 RMK 900 and a friend has a pair of 06 RMK 900's.
He recently had the fuel filter replaced at the dealer, and last sunday while out on a ride it started spewing fuel out the bottom of the sled. We took a look last night, energized the pump and saw the fuel pouring out of the fuel line below the filter. We peeled back the hard protective sleeve (split loom) and saw where the braided black cloth on the fuel line was broken and leaking fuel. Ok, something happened there, it happens. Now the WTF? moment..... we cut the fuel line to splice in a barb and repair the line. Well, this is not a rubber or silicone or anything else remotely flexible line. It is a hard plastic covered by the black cloth braided sleeve. First of all - WHY? would anyone use a hard plastic line and then cover it with a flexible sleeve? I'm glad I helped him out with this because I learned a valuable lesson - DO NOT BEND THE 900 FUEL LINES. They look like they are flexible, but if you bend them to a certain point they will simply snap!
Secondly, how did this line break? We strongly suspect that the shop naturally assumed it was a flexible line and bent it while doing the filter swap. The line was in it's proper position, covered by the hard split loom protector so it didn't get pinched or abraded because of riding the sled. For that to happen, someone had their hand in there and moved stuff around.
Our barb with hose clamps repair didn't hold, and this line is the whole fuel rail so hopefully the dealer will make it right for my friend.
Does the engine have to be removed to replace this rail? It almost looks like removing the fuel tank would make the job easier. anyone have experience with this?
He recently had the fuel filter replaced at the dealer, and last sunday while out on a ride it started spewing fuel out the bottom of the sled. We took a look last night, energized the pump and saw the fuel pouring out of the fuel line below the filter. We peeled back the hard protective sleeve (split loom) and saw where the braided black cloth on the fuel line was broken and leaking fuel. Ok, something happened there, it happens. Now the WTF? moment..... we cut the fuel line to splice in a barb and repair the line. Well, this is not a rubber or silicone or anything else remotely flexible line. It is a hard plastic covered by the black cloth braided sleeve. First of all - WHY? would anyone use a hard plastic line and then cover it with a flexible sleeve? I'm glad I helped him out with this because I learned a valuable lesson - DO NOT BEND THE 900 FUEL LINES. They look like they are flexible, but if you bend them to a certain point they will simply snap!
Secondly, how did this line break? We strongly suspect that the shop naturally assumed it was a flexible line and bent it while doing the filter swap. The line was in it's proper position, covered by the hard split loom protector so it didn't get pinched or abraded because of riding the sled. For that to happen, someone had their hand in there and moved stuff around.
Our barb with hose clamps repair didn't hold, and this line is the whole fuel rail so hopefully the dealer will make it right for my friend.
Does the engine have to be removed to replace this rail? It almost looks like removing the fuel tank would make the job easier. anyone have experience with this?
