3/8 fuel line will slip right over the metal line. For the purpose of "jerry rigging it" you could disconnect the fuel line on the outlet side of the filter, slide the flare nut out of the way, force the 3/8 rubber over the flared metal line have a separate electric pump to your 5 gallon gas can and by pass the regular tank that way ,just make sure the main pump in the truck tank is disabled. That's how I've done it in the past.