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| RenoRoger |
 Jul 8 2014, 04:47 PM
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I am finally starting to restore a 1973 914 that's been sitting in my garage for 13 years. Removed the fuel tank, the fuel pump and filter which were still in their original location under the engine. The plastic fuel lines in the tunnel are original also. Porsche experts universally recommend to replace the plastic lines. Preformed stainless steel lines are available from the usual internet sources, however, they are not inexpensive at $75. Then I saw polyesthylene tubing made for Watts Manufacturing, N. Andover, MA. at Lowe's and Home Depot. 5/16 OD, 10' long for $4.99. Described as suitable for solvents and fuel. I called Watts Mfg and spoke to a technical adviser who confirmed that this tubing is quite impervious to gasoline and can be used for my purpose.
Any experience with polyethylene tubing? RenoRoger |
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RenoRoger Fuel Lines Jul 8 2014, 04:47 PM
Cap'n Krusty
I am finally starting to restore a 1973 914 that... Jul 8 2014, 04:57 PM Vysoc Chris Foley / Tangerine Racing Fuel Lines.
The wa... Jul 8 2014, 05:12 PM r_towle If you need to weld underneath the tunnel at the r... Jul 8 2014, 05:15 PM pete000 I just did not like the idea of having 40 year old... Jul 8 2014, 07:16 PM Krieger Some things you should not cheap out on are fuel l... Jul 8 2014, 07:29 PM Jeff Bowlsby The original tubing is Nylon 6. DO NOT use polyet... Jul 8 2014, 07:33 PM mepstein If you don't want to spend $150 on ss lin... Jul 8 2014, 07:37 PM Elliot Cannon If you are on a budget, you can also use steel bra... Jul 8 2014, 07:42 PM RenoRoger I value Cap'n Krusty's reply, a Porsche tr... Jul 8 2014, 09:19 PM Cap'n Krusty My mistake, and I stand corrected. BTW, 3/8 line ... Jul 8 2014, 11:15 PM Racer Chris We use 3/8" (9.5mm) and 5/16" (7.9mm) Ga... Jul 9 2014, 11:39 AM
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We use 3/8" (9.5mm) and 5/16" (7.9mm) G... Jul 9 2014, 12:34 PM Racer Chris
Chris, I bought some Barricade from you but your ... Jul 9 2014, 02:43 PM jeffdon I replaced mine with SS. However, when I was pul... Jul 9 2014, 12:11 PM biosurfer1 Roger! Great to see you posting... FYI, Roger ... Jul 9 2014, 12:25 PM mtndawg I always think if a team of sports car engineers c... Jul 9 2014, 03:16 PM ClayPerrine I am going to put in my $.02.
I normally a... Jul 9 2014, 03:33 PM billh1963 Shameless plug but if your car still has fuel inje... Jul 9 2014, 04:23 PM Cairo94507 :blink: :confused: :wacko: :screwy: Replace th... Jul 9 2014, 06:10 PM bperry Here are a couple of older threads on the subject:... Jul 12 2014, 09:44 PM larryM X2
the old plastic lines get brittle as hell in t... Jul 12 2014, 11:48 PM mepstein My car had 36K miles and the plastic fuel lines we... Jul 13 2014, 06:18 AM 914Sixer No one has address the later 75-76 lines that are ... Jul 13 2014, 07:05 AM ConeDodger
No one has address the later 75-76 lines that are... Jul 13 2014, 07:18 AM  |
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