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Fuel Hose,

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 8:38 pm
by Coops
Just need someone to confirm what im already thinking,

Is it ok to use rubber fuel hose on the pressure side of the efi system :?: :?:
been working on mine tonight as i could smell fuel while driving the weekend,and noticed the o ring joints on my plastic fuel hose are all weeping, i plan to replace the plastic hose with rubber hose if that is ok to do away with all the joints and to tidy it all up,

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 8:45 pm
by ian.stewart
In a word, NO, you must use Injection quality braided hose, even with the correct stuff I have found with the slightest nick in the braiding the hose will baloon, for this reason alone, I went to SS Braided hose

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 9:01 pm
by Coops
bugger
looks like the car is going no where this weekend then :(

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 9:12 pm
by Ian Anderson
Tony

Contact Think Auto
http://www.thinkauto.com/

they do a large amount of hose including stainless outer braid - will make up hoses to spec if desired or can supply everything for you to put it together

Supposedly same day dispatch but never checked that as I'm close enough to collect

Ian

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 9:42 pm
by Coops
This is the hose we use at work, and what i thought about using,

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the hose is supplied by Wurth,

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 10:00 pm
by landybob_v8
thats what ive used for mine tone ive also covered it in the plastic wrap used on wiring looms (type that has a big wrap and a small wrap that lock into each other to protect it)

seems to work fine for me

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 10:12 pm
by ian.stewart
Tony, do a google on the spec and see what comes up

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 10:22 pm
by Coops
i can't find any info mate,
you had any joy?

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 10:49 pm
by Coops
http://www.wurth.com.au/catalogueview.a ... 4_0241.pdf
found this, looks like we have an old batch of hose.