Was looking at this its half the price just wondered if metre be enough hose Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk
Half the price - there's your answer ... Give them a call and ask if they'll guarantee it's 100% ethanol resistant , they won't , or didn't when I asked the question . Just do a search on here for the proper stuff . Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
Thanks without your comment I'd never known as to me it says ethanol safe in title Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk
For a T1, 2 metres is enough. I paid. £37 / metre for stainless braided Goodridge 200, as I saw how close rubber hose got to burning through and being crusty in an engine petrol fire . The rubber hose ran next next to stainless braided oil lines which I am still using. Basically whatever you buy, good ethanol and _heat resistant_ fuel line is insurance not something that you cheap out on. Most cracking problems are actually from a tight bend radius above hotspots on the engine. Not the Ethanol directly.
Pump fuel at the moment is 5% Ethanol. Shortly the ethanol content will be increased to 10% and this means most of old hose is ok at 5% but isn't at 10% so yes , their pipe is 'Ethanol safe' at the moment but when the content is increased it may not be .... 2 metres btw .. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
This was my 3 year old supposedly ethanol rated hose from between the fuel pump and carb . No tight bends and looked perfect until I squeezed it ... Scary .... Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
Someone on prototype bay has done a real life test between ethanol resistant pipe EG R9 rated stuff and 100% ethanol proof http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?t=80140&sid=78ca215d94e1ba1fc7589e2a9459ffce
Written in another thread 2016. Thinking of buying fuel filler hose and fuel breather hose? This may save you spending as much as I have on f ing fuel hose! After reading a few latebay threads in 2013 I replaced majority of my old braided fuel lines with R9. Since then many have reported some R9 only lasting a few years. As engine was coming out I decided to do all of mine with 100% bio fuel hose and kunifer hard line The R9 from from Advanced Fluid Solutions had small cracks on the outside of the hose. I didn't see the Goodyear stuff, inside the engine bay, when it was removed. You want 100% bio fuel hose, NOT R9 rated if you are about to buy new fuel hose 5.5mm i.d 100% bio hose: £16.19 p.m Advanaced fluid solutions http://www.advancedfluidsoluti...--diesel-hose-0--100-199-c.asp. £16.50 per metre http://www.coolairvw.co.uk/ These guys also offer a TLB discount ? per metre at VW aircooled work as they sell in kits. Kevlar reinforced? 7.3mm i.d 100% bio fuel hose: £17.51 p.m Advanced fluid solutions. The website doesn't state who manufactures it, but when they sell on ebay it says cohline £20.50 per metre coolair vw £25 per meter VW Aircooled works. Supply cohline When I was looking to buy 100% bio hose I told the supplier my set up: Tank to 6mm mechanical fuel pump, to filter king to twin carbs. I was told that I needed to get exact measurements of breather pipes, carbs etc, so they could supply the correct sized pipe. I waited for my engine to come out to get measurements of the two poxy tank breathers 7mm i.d. There was no point in doing this as everyone sells the same two sizes of pipe. So I could have ordered it all before the engine came out. I think everyone sells cohline stuff as well! Other suppliers for fuel filler hose etc http://jtarubber.co.uk/index.htm. john@jtarubber.co.uk. He sells off cuts on ebay under Seller montyidd, you can message him for alternative lengths etc if they aren't listed. I'm not sure i.f his stuff is 100% bio fuel hose. I'm pretty sure he is the supplier of the filler pipes that many vw people sell though. Search the forum for further info on jta rubber I hope this will save someone some cash. I have bought far too much fuel hose. I would have been in ignorant bliss if it wasn't for this forum. On the flips side a mate lost his bug to fire!
@snotty you obviously rate your Gates R7 hose very highly. R9 hose has an even higher rating than R7 and many people have problems with R9! All research (other than your own) says people should get 100% bio ethanol proof hose. Many people fit Cohline 100% ethanol proof hose. If people want Gates hose then they should get 100% Ethanol Proof Gates barricade hose, not Gates R7! https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/ethanol-proof-fuel-hose-by-gates.html This gates one says ethanol proof, i have no idea if its 100% Ethanol proof.
https://ww2.gates.com/europe/index.cfm?location_id=19537 4219BG Barricade™ GreenShield™ R14 rated. Vehicles with carbs 4219BF Barricade™ Greenshield™ Fuel Injection 4219G Exceeds R7 rated.
But watch out.. some hoses are 100% ethanol proof up to a certain temperature, OR are proof against 120C with a different fuel. As an example from the Cohline data sheet.. Http://Www.cohpro.com/media/wysiwyg/CohlineAFHC2013-02.pdf Cohline says for e.g 2134....NBR E10 resistant hose.. Petrol E10 max 50C Water, heating oil 90C Diesel 70C, briefly 110C So its not surprising that this kind of hose may crack when carrying petrol. According to that catalog, NONE of the Cohline hoses can cope with roasting with even E10 petrol in them. On the other hand - Gates Barricade https://www.gates.com/us/en/search.p.4219-000000-000002.html Says 125 C for E85 ... And my own personal favourite stainless braided motorsport hose https://www.goodridge.co.uk/products/200-series-braided-nitrile-hose Which is rated 150C for E100. Or a fabric braided version , the 210 series braided nitrile hose, less of a pain (literally) to terminate. https://www.goodridge.co.uk/products/210-series-hose
Wow this got in depth think I'll just follow link from earlier comments thanks Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk
