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jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
43,084
15,175
Portland, OR
So the Rock Auto part is close. The return line is 1/4 and the feed line is 3/8. The stock sending unit is both 3/8. I decided leaving the 30ish year old fuel lines in was a bad idea, so I ordered 50' of 3/8 to do all new. What's in there now isn't terrible, but it is at least 25 years old and I'm pretty sure rubber fuel line isn't designed to last that long. I mean, whats another $75 at this point, right? I ordered a reducer from NAPA but since the fuel lines will take a few days, I will see what the AutoZone and Advanced parts look like.
 

Pesqueeb

bicycle in airplane hangar
Feb 2, 2007
41,823
19,144
Riding the baggage carousel.
@Pesqueeb , does this track?
Yeah, actually it kind of does. I work weird hours, so I don't hit the worst of it, but as an example, when I leave the house at 0430, it takes me 15 minutes to get to the airport because I'm basically the only person on the road. Coming home between 1630 and 1700, an easy half hour. Basically double the time during rush hour. Still better than Denver traffic IMHO. And if residents want to point fingers about it, they should probably start with the "taxation is theft and infrastructure is socialism" representatives they keep voting for, especially locally.

Edit to add:
I used to ride a bike regularly to work but I don't any more because traffic has gotten so bad. I also sold the motorcycle because everyone is on their damn phones. I don't need to get hit a third time. If the city ever finishes the Sand Creek trail/greenway I could probably ride a bike to work again, but that project has been "proposed" since I moved here damn near 20 years ago now so I'm not holding my breath.
 
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ebarker9

Monkey
Oct 2, 2007
893
292
forgot the 5.10s were drying out in the garage from creek crossings. had to shred in the mountain oxfords. :D
I did a ride in similar shoes, but running non-platform style SPD pedals. Fortunately the trails weren't overly technical, but still surprised that I finished without major incident.