Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:50:18 -0400
Reply-To: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
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From: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Fuel hose #2
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if you want plastic line pull it off late model golfs they have long runs
and have been using it on my vanagon for years. its the right size and
the right material. you need the metal ends that go in the tubing in
order to be able to clamp to it. you still need hose in sections for the
flex that the hose provides.
jonathan
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, Mike wrote:
> I highly doubt that the plastic air brake tubing is formulated for
> continuous exposure to fuel and or vapor. Thes will cause it to crack and
> burst sooner or later. All plastic is not the same. You need the right
> materials, that are engineered for the specific application, to include
> temperature, vibration, exposure, pressure and operating fluid .
> Remember the Morton-Thiokol Viton o-rings on the space shuttle boosters?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_Disaster
>
> Don't try to re-invent the wheel, or second-guess the engineers, the results
> could be catastrophic.
>
> Mke B.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Snyder" <Ccsvanagon@WMCONNECT.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:32 PM
> Subject: Fuel hose #2
>
>
>> Hello list:
>>
>> After all the posts lately about fuel hose and hose replacement, I
>> understand
>> why now, and here is why!
>>
>> I went to start my '87 this morning and it wouldn't start and run! It
>> would
>> start and die then I started smelling a strong older of fuel. I got out
>> and
>> beside the right rear of the bus I had a BIG puddle of fuel and it was
>> dripping
>> from the underside of the vehicle. The small hose that comes in from the
>> plastic line had come off the plastic line because it was all cracked from
>> age. I
>> put a new piece on and all is well!
>>
>> Now, I bought some 1/4 inch ID plastic air brake tubing as it is surpose
>> to
>> handle the 110 lb pressure better then the rubber hose. Is their any
>> reason
>> that I should not use this plastic tubing? I plan to replace all the hoses
>> with
>> it. It only cost 3.36 for 12 feet which is a little more then I figure I
>> will
>> need and new hose clamps as well.
>>
>> Thanks for any information in advance.
>>
>> Chris Snyder </HTML>
>>
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