I worked for an aerial recreational vehicle manufacturer
until the early 1990's. For the fuel lines on our
engine systems, we used transparent tubing. I believe it
was made specifically as fuel line. The product was named
"Tygon" and came in different ID's. The only things about
it I remember being a problem were: Fuel in certain areas
of the country contained different additives which could
cause the tubing to swell and slip off a fitting (we took
care of that by safety wiring it). If my memory serves me
correctly, they had other fomulations that reportedly
were not as effected by fuel additives.
The other problem was, one had to keep an eye on the lines
as they became hard with age (as the fuel wicked the oils
out of the tubing) and would crack or break.
Changing them on a regular basis was part of the "normal"
maintenance for the vehicle.
Hope this helps and if anyone wants more info, I'll try to
get more info from one of the guys who designed the
engine system.
Art Mack
76 MGB (under resto.)
M. Edwin Vaughan wrote:
>
> Hello Folks,
>
> A friend of mine told me of a local motorcycle shop that has transparent
> fuel line. Has anyone ever used anything like this? I thought it would be
> helpful to run a bit of this stuff from the fuel filter to the carby so
> when I have trouble I can just look at the fuel line and see if it is a
> fuel delivery problem rather than disconnecting the fuel line and
> squirting it on something that, knowing me, would subsequently blow up. I
> currently have a clear Fram fuel filter, which does the trick, but it
> doesn't fit in the retaining strap like that original fuel filter and
> this bugs me (I know, being a bit picky!).
>
> Any help would be appreciated,
>
> Edwin
> '77 MGB
>
> "I'm tryin' to think but nuthin' happens."
> -- Curly Howard (the stooge)
>
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