It has been many many moons since I posted on here, but I took upon the task of getting the Raider road ready today with only a limited level of success. Wasps removed from vehicle, check. 2 New Tires ($600 later), check. Got vehicle running, check. It's now almost 8pm and I go to add some fresh fuel and find out it's dumping fuel on the ground. Took the drivers rear tire back off, removed the inner fender panel (busted one of the 3 10mm bolts, woohoo), and confirmed there is a slice at the bottom of the fuel filler hose near the clamp that attaches it to the gas tank. I kept the fuel tank low during it's time sitting, so it's basically empty (and I won't run what ever junk is at the bottom of the tank through the vehicle).

I remember there were threads on issues with the fuel filler hose, mainly extending it on the "3 Body lift on the Gen 1s so I looked around. Can't find any threads with current solutions (parts links don't work anymore) to this issue.I am guessing there is a generic part replacement, but something tells me if my memory serves correct replacing the hose can be a PITA (thinking even worse possibly with a "generic part"). I have the Silver Raider and Brown Montero sitting in the back yard that could donate hoses, but since they are all 88's I don't know if its worth replace an old rubber hose with another one.

A friend that was helping me today suggested JB Weld, but I don't know how well that would hold up to semi constant exposure to fuel. I just need to get the Raider going until I can replace my DD (Mazda 626) that got totaled a couple weeks ago when a lady next to me lost control and slammed us both into the concrete barrier. I just dumped $600 into the vehicle, so not being able to fill it up with fuel is a really stupid problem to have. Any help appreciated.

http://www.mitsubishipartssource.co...-Neck-Hose--Lower/48713570/MB554777.html

It says they don't offer a fuel filler hose for the 88, but they do for the 90. Am I right to assume all Gen 1 fuel filler hoses should be the same?

Hi Eli! Nice to see you back. I got a foot from NAPA, took 20 minutes to replace.

the easiest way to fix it is drive over here near Fayetteville and get my 89 SWB Montero that I can never seem to get time and/or money to keep running and replace it with my tank that had had the leaky hose situation welded up. You could have saved the 600 that you spent on tires. 2 engines (1 locked, 1 installed, maybe bad) 3 distributors, 3000 miles on tires, clutch, clutch slave cylinder. yadda yadda.

I had issue with it leaking, shop that was doing the work was supposed to fix it, so they did something and welding something in. It quit leaking.