I had had this problem once too. The solution I used was to put the end of the hose into a vise pointing upwards and using a rubber mallet to hammer the barb into the hose. Worked like a charm on both hoses for the fuel pump. Johnny 5518 AZ-D On 10/25/06, Marv Williams <marv2020@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Thanks, > I presumed boiling water right next to where you are doing the work, think rubber gloves also plus while pulling the hoses over the barbs? To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/