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Fuel line kink, Under the tank |
trojanhorsepower |
Feb 23 2022, 06:04 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 861 Joined: 21-September 03 From: Marion, NC Member No.: 1,179 Region Association: None |
Hi All,
Strange question. The rubber fuel lines that come out from under the tank both are kinking right where they leave the tank nipples. I cut them down as short as I can. It still kinked. Its like the nipple is too long, or the tuning is not strong enough. It came from tangerine racing. It gets nasty black all over me if it gets fuel on it. Kind of weird fuel lines would not be ok around fuel.... Thanks, Peter |
nditiz1 |
Feb 23 2022, 07:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,188 Joined: 26-May 15 From: Mount Airy, Maryland Member No.: 18,763 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
If you put a loop in it it should not kink. Check out iankarr's vid on installing SS lines he goes over this.
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trojanhorsepower |
Feb 23 2022, 07:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 861 Joined: 21-September 03 From: Marion, NC Member No.: 1,179 Region Association: None |
Yeah, I thought that was how I had it originally. I will get some more hose and redo it.
Thanks |
bkrantz |
Feb 23 2022, 08:25 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,766 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Make sure you get quality tubing, preferably high pressure, often sold as "fuel injection" hose.
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Spoke |
Feb 24 2022, 06:13 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
@trojanhorsepower
I had an issue with Tangerine Racing tubes as well. The issue was the bend at the gas tank was not enough to allow room for the hoses to connect. I had to further bend them to allow room for the hose connections. Here's the initial install. The pipes point right to the front wall. So I further bent the tubes to give more clearance. Now they fit better and I could easily get the hoses over the tubes. It doesn't look much different in the pictures but the fit was much better. I opted to not connect the lines directly to the gas tank as I didn't like being under the car making connections and especially if the tank needed to be lifted for any reason then trying to disconnect the tank. I even welded closed the round access hole. The hoses are routed to the driver side where I mounted the fuel pump. The hoses do not kink and the extra hoses allowed me to do all the connections above the car and if the tank needs to be pulled, just lift the tank. I can still run the engine with the tank lifted. Also allowed me to check for leaks once all the hoses were connected. [u][/u] |
trojanhorsepower |
Feb 24 2022, 04:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 861 Joined: 21-September 03 From: Marion, NC Member No.: 1,179 Region Association: None |
OK thanks for all the responses. I will pull the tank out and try new line and try to add some bend to the SS.
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ChrisFoley |
Feb 24 2022, 05:50 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,926 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
Ian sent me a note that some fuel hose I sent him was giving off black residue when wet with gas so I took a sample of the hose I had in stock and left it in a jar of gas for a month. It didn't let off any residue, but its possible that the previous spool of hose from Gates had an issue.
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trojanhorsepower |
Feb 24 2022, 07:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 861 Joined: 21-September 03 From: Marion, NC Member No.: 1,179 Region Association: None |
Hi Chris,
I purchased my kit a while back so you probably don't have that batch anymore. The first picture is with just a few drops of gas. The second is after pulling the lines off the tank. The line seems fine once it dries just seems to kink easily. Ill see if the Napa stuff is usable. Attached image(s) |
TC 914-8 |
Feb 24 2022, 10:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 809 Joined: 23-May 08 From: Sequim, WA Member No.: 9,090 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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ChrisFoley |
Feb 25 2022, 04:51 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,926 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
All the modern FI hose kinks easily. I have a spring overlay to prevent kinking of the 9.5mm id stuff but nothing for the 8mm.
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Steve |
Feb 25 2022, 06:54 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,589 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California |
I used wire loom around the gas line under the tank to prevent it from kinking. Wrap it around the line and use tie wraps to keep it from coming off. Similar to the spring idea. I got it at the local Ace hardware store. Something similar to this. https://www.cabletiesandmore.com/black-wire...NgaAixCEALw_wcB
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TC 914-8 |
Feb 25 2022, 10:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 809 Joined: 23-May 08 From: Sequim, WA Member No.: 9,090 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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