What the hell someone tell me what and where to get Rubber Gas lines that will hold up this crap thay call Gas
Any NAPA store. Tell them you want line for a late model (EFI) vehicle. It's expensive (per foot) but it's made for late model gas !
Thats what i did guess what paid 6 dollars a foot its crap the inside looks like the Gas had disolved it next please
I know you said rubber but... 25' reel of steel fuel line, some fitting, bender, and a double flaring tool. Cost me $75 and two hours. I never done it before, but once I double flared I was good. I would never go rubber again. Hope you go steel.
People in this thread (link) swear by Barricade Fuel Line hose as being some of the best you can get. I just bought some myself, but haven't tried it yet.
Installed Gates 3/8" SAE30R7 four years ago, on two cars without issues. Running Chevron or Union76 gas.
Sounds like you got an inferior product. Return it to your local parts store for replacement or refund.
Like MOJO stated Gates Barricade hose,looked on line for Orielly's and they showed it for about 5-6 bucks for two feet. Last time I looked Dayco hasn't even made any type hose to combat the problem. I would probably use a fuel additive also,like Lucas ethanol fuel conditioner to protect your tank,pump,metal fuel lines and carburetor. Make sure you keep your tank full to cut down on condensation. It's pretty cheap one ounce for every five gallons.
I used some aeroquip hose. Expensive is an understatement but 8 yrs no trouble. You could use the nylon stuff with the right fittings. Doorman has a kit and separate parts. My parts store has a kit and sells whatever you need at the piece price.
I agree. The fuel injection line should not have been affected. And you know what type of people they have working in the auto parts stores now.
One other thing to think about is that there are actually two types of fuel hoses. One is rated for resistance to liquid fuel. One is rated for resistance to fuel vapor. The fuel vapor is actually rougher on the hose, and that type is more expensive.
aaxeon has some fuel line rated for 400 psi. I bought some, havent installed it yet, but the guy at the counter said nothing can get at it. It has printing on it......... 400 psi.
I'm still using some that I bought years ago, just normal Gates fuel hose, not EFI rated or anything. I haven't had any problems with it disintegrating. are you sure it's not crap in the gas tank?
Ha Ha, yea! There's a few threads about parts jockeys. I also agree with 31Vic regarding Aeroquip products. I have exclusively used Aeroquip products in my cars when ever it's called for. Although Aeroquip is not cheap (quality never is) I found that Murdock Industrial is the cheapest around, cheaper than Summit on 95% of the Aeroquip products. Here's a link to Murdock's site, check it out for yourself: http://aeroquip.cc/
im with squirrel on this one. ive used plain old gates fuel line for yrs and yet to have a problem. yet..........now my cars that sit up more than a couple weeks seem all to have carb problems for awhile..
I agree with others that the regular Gates hose is a very good product, but if you need to replace or install new hose, their Barricade is about the best available, and is replacing old stock in our local parts houses. I also use Aeroquip push-on hose and have had no problems with 10% ethonol in my area.
well im almost out of 3/8 hose so im gonna ask for barricade when i go pick up more this morning.i buy my hose by the 25ft roll so i hope it aint to damn high.lol
Look for the "green stripe" as the call it on the fuel line. This is the new hose made for the new gas!! You can get it from NAPA and O'Reilly.
yep, Fenders is on the ball and EFI line is what you want. If you want to get technical that have teflon lined flex line now as well.
Teflon is the best way to go these days. Aeroquip sells that too. Oh and for those that think they are "safe" with the stainless braided line, don't be surprised if someday you go out in your garage and smell gas. The internals of the stainless braided line get eaten up as well and will eventually weap. They do last longer but will still break down.
Hard line and short stubs for me, check and/or change them out every year. My problem is that I would rather wrench than ride.
I guess I should have specified, IF you were just using flex line go with teflon. Yes you are correct Beaner, hard line is always the best way to go. Thanks for pointing that out.
This is what I bought the other day at Autozone. Just used it at the places of connections..tank to hardline, hardline to electric fuel pump etc... Ran 5/16 steel tubing for the long run.
So how do you know you have the right line? The teflon coated stuff I use has a clearly visible light blue inner core. It is very obvious by looking at the end of the line and seeing the blue color inside. It has never failed me. It is also high pressure rated for efi. It is also expensive.
I think I'm getting lucky. I've been worried about my rubber line since I read about the problem, but I still haven't had a problem. Now I'll go out after work and it will be leaking everywhere.......
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