Oil & Fuel M-F 451 Fuel Leak

[the neighbor 1]

I have a 3 yr. old M-F 451 and it's leaking fuel . Seems to be front of engine real high up. (only 59 hrs. on tractor) Any one else run into this?
thanks
the neighbor

 

[purplewg]

I have one with 600 hours I bought used. Put some run time on it last week fluffing hay. It started leaking right where you say yours is. I did pull the hood and realized I need to pull the fuel tank to get to it to see what it is. I didn't have time so I stuck the hood back on and finished with it leaking.

Did you find your problem?

 

[the neighbor 1]

Problem Found.
The no. one injector return line had split where it plugs onto the injector.
I replaced all while I was in there. The big job was the fuel tank.
Hope this helps ya.

 

[purplewg]

Thank, I finally had time to tear into mind. #1 injector return line leak right where it mates to the metal adapter piece that adapts it up to regular fuel line size. Dry rot it appears. I would think these should last a lot longer. I had a heck of time removing and reinstalling the fuel tank. I tried a repair but it didn't work. I am ordering new lines now.