Paul,
No, I went to my local auto parts store (NAPA) and got some "fuel
injection" rated fuel lines. Replacing all the rubber hoses from Europa
woth this has proven a good move. The fuels in the States is full of
additives and I wanted something that would stand up to that garbage.
You just pretend you are using europa hose and throw away the europa
supplied stuff. I ran teflon hose with SS braid on the exterior for the
run from my fuel pump forward to the engine. Then used the same for the
return from the engine back to the tank. All the rest is just fuel
injection rated hose.
Jim Nelson
<paul.mcallister@qia.net> writes:
> <paul.mcallister@qia.net>
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> Jim,
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> Maybe you did what I am thinking of doing. I'd like to remove all
> of the
> rubber fuel lines in my Europa and replace them with 666 hose. I
> don't want
> to go to the trouble of putting AN style fittings on my tank and
> fuel
> selector, I just want to use the hose clips and barbs that are
> installed.
> Is this what you did?
>
> Paul
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Nelson" <europajim@juno.com>
> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Teflon 666 hose
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> <europajim@juno.com>
> >
> > Graham,
> > Teflon has no memory. That is why it is surrounded by a
> rubber
> > hose. This is clamped with the screw clamp and I've got almost 40
> hours
> > on my hose and no hint of any leakage.
> >
> > Jim Nelson
> > N15JN
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> > <graham@gflight.f9.co.uk> writes:
> > > <graham@gflight.f9.co.uk>
> > >
> > > >So, here is my question, Has any one had any experience with
> using
> > > this
> > > >type of
> > > >hose with the jubilee + nipple style of fitting as on the
> Europa.
> > > I am
> > > >suspicious
> > > >that the Teflon will not compress enough and it won't seal
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> > > well.
> > > >I'd appreciate folks thoughts and experiences on this.
> > > >
> > > >Thanks, Paul
> > >
> > > I had a similar worry but mine was that the Teflon would creep
> with
> > > age and
> > > the clamping pressure might reduce. Does Teflon have any
> > > elasticity?
> > > Graham
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