I've got a 1990 TAMD31 A in a cute little Shamrock 20 that's been parked in a garage for 20 years; the engine only has 1,926 hours on it (barely broken in for a diesel!), but the injector lines have big rust flakes coming off them. Scared to go to sea like that, but new injector lines are $175 each.
Has anyone ever made their own injector lines with automotive hydraulic brake line? I can remove the fittings off the Volvo factory injector lines and silver-solder them onto the new brake lines, but are the brake lines high-pressure enough to handle injection pump pressure?
Alternately, does anyone know of an economical source for those injector lines? I can get similar lines for a Cummins MTA6 engine at the local truck repair parts shop for about $45 each, so it seems the Volvo lines are way overpriced.
Thanks for any answers,
With Warm Aloha, Tim
Has anyone ever made their own injector lines with automotive hydraulic brake line? I can remove the fittings off the Volvo factory injector lines and silver-solder them onto the new brake lines, but are the brake lines high-pressure enough to handle injection pump pressure?
Alternately, does anyone know of an economical source for those injector lines? I can get similar lines for a Cummins MTA6 engine at the local truck repair parts shop for about $45 each, so it seems the Volvo lines are way overpriced.
Thanks for any answers,
With Warm Aloha, Tim