Good information Dave, thanks for doing the short term research - I'm sure someone will remember to ask again in a few years ----- I won't remember what to ask ;-)
I wonder if Rusty will carry it, so we'll have one-stop-shopping, or will he wait the couple of years for the longevity report? On 6/6/06, Striplin Admin account <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bio Standby Hose Package-Rusty - Viton Return Lines Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 14:28:39 -0400 From: dave walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I happened to be in need of return lines and gave it a shot. These 2 have a rather thin wall and vibrate off the injectors: 5102K12 Metric High-Temperature Viton Rubber Tubing, Firm, 4 Mm Id, 6 Mm Od, 1 Mm Wall $3.09/ft 5102K22 Metric High-Temperature Viton Rubber Tubing, Hard, 4 Mm Id, 6 Mm Od, 1 Mm Wall $2.74/ft You could probably make them work by surrounding the ends with a short piece of larger hose, but that's more trouble than it is worth in my book. I was attracted by the low price - bad idea. Thses two fit very well and are snug: 5119K31 High Temperature Viton Rubber Tubing Firm, 1/8" Id, 5/16" Od, 3/32" Wall $6.00/ft 5119K811 High Temperature Viton Rubber Tubing Hard, 1/8" Id, 5/16" Od, 3/32" Wall $5.34/ft The ones Luther quoted: 5119K111 High Temperature Viton Rubber Tubing Hard, 1/8" Id, 1/4" Od, 1/16" Wall $3.22/ft Are probably dead on. I went with the thicker wall just to be safe since the tubing is not rated for pressure. The 1/8" wall thickness would be too large and hit the body of the injector. The hard version is a bit harder to pull off, but the firm seems to hold pretty well too. I don't know how the stuff ages to say if one is better than the other long term. I used some of both. Remind me to tell you how they worked in a few years. The above part numbers are from http://www.mcmaster.com/ . Hope this helps. -Dave Walton 94S350, 99E300
-- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've exhausted all the alternatives." Sir Winston Churchill '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager
