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Title: hoses
Post by: 6T5 square on March 04, 2011, 06:13:26 pm

hey all,
so I'm replacing some of the hoses on franks type 3 fuel injected motor. My question is simple. if fuel is not going through a specific hose does it have to be fuel injected hose? There are 3 breather hoses- two from the heads to the aircleaner and another to the crankcase breather that do not carry fuel. Can this be standard fuel hose and not fuel injected hose? The 7/16" FI hose is impossible to find (please dont send me a link)

ok thats all

Title: Re: hoses
Post by: rockdog2877 on March 04, 2011, 08:14:25 pm

I have been using coolant hoses for the non fuel lines. They work.

Title: Re: hoses
Post by: VWPANZER1 on March 04, 2011, 08:16:30 pm

 My thinking is that fuel injection hose has an extra fiber layer (much like a tire) for higher pressure.
Since there  is no or little pressure for your application, what need is there for the extra expense? 

Title: Re: hoses
Post by: 6T5 square on March 05, 2011, 07:25:17 am

Yeah, thats what I was figuring. Just wanted to run it by you guys before I spent uneccessary dough on overkill hoses.

thanks

Title: Re: hoses
Post by: lovebus (jack) on March 05, 2011, 07:35:16 am

Way back when, I always used the same hose as the beetle you don't nee special hose..

for my fuel lines, now I use fuel injection hose from Auto Zone for all my hoses. it has an extra blue plastic liner in it that is very strong. Your getting a link if you want it or not  HERE (http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Goodyear-5-16-in-SAE-J30R9-fuel-injection-hose-Sold-by-the-foot/_/N-257j?counter=7&filterByKeyWord=fuel+hose&fromString=search&itemIdentifier=240844_0_0_)

Title: Re: hoses
Post by: 6T5 square on March 05, 2011, 08:19:44 am

you know when I didnt hear from you I thought maybe you were sleeping late today.

Title: Re: hoses
Post by: VWPANZER1 on March 05, 2011, 10:54:56 am

  That blue liner tubbing is the stuff you want for todays gasoline.
 That is according to a Hot Rod magazine article.
 The EtOH and the new lower emission additives rake havoc with the ordinary rubber/synthetic hoses. They cut the life expectancy of the old rubber from years to mere months.