"If someone knows a good brand of hose to use that lasts"
This
https://www.gates.com/us/en/fluid-power/engine-hose/fuel-line-hose/4219bg-barricade-fuel-hose-35-50-barricade-carbureted-engines/p/p100015
will last indefinitely with just about any fuel. Expect to pay up to £10 per
metre. It's
Ethanol is higher octane I recall. It’s one of the reasons they like to use it
when boosting na engines without further modifications. It’s something like
95 Ron becomes 97 with e10.
M
On 20 Aug 2018, at 20:00, Susan and Martin Scott
mailto:susanandmar...@corringham99.free-online.co.uk>>
The quality or rubber hoses available for fuels lines does appear to be
worsening. I am seeing more cases of premature failures with new hose
compared to old. In many cases the old hose will last longer than new.
Adding more Ethanol will only make this worse. If someone knows a good
barnd of
As Martin says with regards to the “rubber” fuel pipes, my Rickman had most of
the pipes changed last year, it’s last remaining one early this year, that one
had just developed a pinhole leak, then after I’d carried out a pre MOT check a
few months later I had to change two more, these were
My recollection of work done to fit cars for using ethanol fuel in the S
American market was to eliminate the use of 'Mazak(?)'
which became porous, not quite what was wanted with a carburettor. It may be
that the fuel was pure ethanol in this case.
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From: Dave
