 Ospho in Center Tunnel, Any Problems with Plastic Fuel Lines?? |
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| AvalonFal |
  May 25 2007, 07:47 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 483 Joined: 3-July 05 From: Southern New Jersey Coast Member No.: 4,367 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
A lot of old threads on center tunnel rust/cleaning, but I'm wondering if there would be any problems with the plastic fuel lines if Ospho was used in the tunnel??
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| SirAndy |
May 25 2007, 09:01 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,636 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(AvalonFal @ May 25 2007, 05:47 PM)  A lot of old threads on center tunnel rust/cleaning, but I'm wondering if there would be any problems with the plastic fuel lines if Ospho was used in the tunnel?? very good question. i used metal ready (similar to ospho) during my first ground up restoration. about 3 years later, i pulled the plastic lines and replaced them with stainless steel lines. as far as i could tell, the plastic lines were in good shape and showed no signs of deterioration. not very scientific, i know ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
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| dakotaewing |
May 25 2007, 10:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,160 Joined: 8-July 03 From: DeSoto, Tx Member No.: 897 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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If you are going to the trouble of using Ospho in the center tunnel, and painting the inside with something like Zero Rust, go ahead and finish the job right by replacing the plastic fuel lines with metal while you are there... because you will
have to replace them...it is just a matter of when - Buy them from Chris @ CFR- Just my .02... Best - Thom |
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| Katmanken |
May 26 2007, 10:43 AM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Ospho is osphoric acid. Acid eats things and makes them thinner. Not 100% sure what they would do to the long chain polymers in the fuel line, but I think it is a safe bet they won't be better than they are. Acids will probably break the bonds on some of the long chains (to some depth) and the broken chains are less strong. My gut is short term - probably nothing, longer term- the lines will be more brittle and more likely to fail.
If you apply the ospho and leave it, the evaporated residue is acidic. You might want a thin baking soda wash in there to neutralize the acid so it won't keep eating the polymers, and a wash to remove the baking soda. Then apply a coating of cavity wax. |
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