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Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 8:29 pm
by stevieturbo
Coops wrote:cant grumble though mate been on the car since 2009 lol
I'd be raging. Fuel hose is supposed to keep fuel on the inside !
If it was maybe 25...30...35 years old then maybe I could understand
Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 8:32 pm
by Coops
well its done mate and leak free now so I'm happy lol
Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 8:35 pm
by stevieturbo
Hopefully a different type of hose this time ! lol
I'd usually have blamed people for fitting them incorrectly etc...but the guys who had hose leaked, wasnt even leaking at the fittings, the hose itself must have been falling apart everywhere lol
Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 8:54 pm
by Coops
mine wasn't leaking at the fittings either lol
was halfway along the pipe
Posted: Sun May 14, 2017 3:13 pm
by scudderfish
There is a thread on locostbuilders.co.uk all about fuel hose and degradation. Might be of use.
https://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/ ... tid=153126
Posted: Sun May 14, 2017 3:29 pm
by stevieturbo
Strange what he is saying about Gates.
I've used Gates on cars for years and never had an issue, and all of it has always been marked Gates.
And that's just buying it at a local factors. TBH I wouldnt buy unmarked rubber hose for anything critical like EFI fuel lines.
Other uses not an issue, but where proper hose is needed it needs to be correct.
Obviously with the overbraid types you need to trust the source, but I really cant see any point in buying nitrile rubber braided hose covered in stainless..
It really does serve no purpose vs ordinary type rubber hose. And oddly seems to be of very poor quality.
If going stainless, always go teflon. And fortunately now some places sell it with a black outer covering so you dont have to suffer the ( and abrasive ) bare stainless !
Posted: Sun May 14, 2017 6:37 pm
by Rossco
Sounds well throaty.
Must be all that lovely new fuel flowing through those lovely new fuel lines.
Posted: Sun May 14, 2017 6:59 pm
by Coops
Rossco wrote:Sounds well throaty.
Must be all that lovely new fuel flowing through those lovely new fuel lines.
Posted: Sun May 14, 2017 8:06 pm
by Rossco
You going to post more vids
Posted: Sun May 14, 2017 8:31 pm
by Coops
the two I sent you this morning?
Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 6:26 am
by Coops
Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 9:22 pm
by Rossco
Brum brum
Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 5:13 pm
by Coops
Car is all legal again,
passed the MOT on Saturday,
just waiting on a mapping date to come through I can then drive her on the road again,
Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 7:51 pm
by scudderfish
\o/
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 12:00 am
by unstable load
That must feel good!
Well done, mate. Especially with the setbacks and hassles you experienced. They must have really tested your sense of humour at times.