Fuel Hose what do you recommend ???

[hiltonig]

I will need to replace the fuel hoses in the near future, anyone recommend any ?, since I only want to the job one I font mind spending a few quid on the best I can get.

[Colin RedGriff]

This is what I used

8mm i/d
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDeta...

and this to protect it (15mm)

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDeta...


couple of metres did mine with some to spare

[topsparks]

Give Matt Potter a call at think automtive 02085781172 they are the Uk importer of aeroquip braided hose he has sorted loads of stuff for my cars,trucks,boats,bikes! .He does mail order and makes ACTS TVR brake hoses
He's thinkauto on pistonheads.

[Mr Plow]

Colin RedGriff said:

This is what I used

8mm i/d
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDeta...

and this to protect it (15mm)

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDeta...


couple of metres did mine with some to spare

Did you use this to replace the copper part or just the rubber hose?

[lwt]

My only caution here, from experience, is that if you use proper 8mm fuel clamps on this hose then they may not clamp down tightly enough. OK at first but may work loose. I was lucky and spotted it on start up a few weeks later... Get some that clamp a bit tighter.

Ian.

[hiltonig]

you mean some small diameter ones ? i like the idea of the insulation for the one that sits behind bulkhead

[Colin RedGriff]

Mr Plow said:

Colin RedGriff said:

This is what I used

8mm i/d
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDeta...

and this to protect it (15mm)

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDeta...


couple of metres did mine with some to spare

Did you use this to replace the copper part or just the rubber hose?

Just the rubber hose.

[Barreti]

8mm copper for the hard lines - purchased from the plumbers merchants and flared the ends myself.
Standard fuel hose for the rubber from my local engineering place.
New clips.

I was gong to replace the whole lot with braided hose, but its a tight squeeze in some of the routing so in the end I just replaced like-for-like.

[roysum]

Barreti said:

8mm copper for the hard lines - purchased from the plumbers merchants and flared the ends myself.
Standard fuel hose for the rubber from my local engineering place.
New clips.

I was gong to replace the whole lot with braided hose, but its a tight squeeze in some of the routing so in the end I just replaced like-for-like.

Do you really mean "standard fuel hose" ? or did you mean high pressure fuel hose. Dangerously different !

Roy

[Barreti]

Sorry for the confusion, I meant bog-standard high pressure fuel hose. As opposed to braided or insulated or whatnot.

[Simon Says]

I use the branded stuff here http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/fuel-hose-8mm-516-fuho8... or http://www.codan.co.uk/home.php are my preferred brands with these hose clips http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDeta...

[venusdimilo]

I would like to do this also, but I am sure that I read on here that 7mm hose was used. Am I mistaken??

Please be honest after all I am a bloke and therfore wrong most of the time!"!!

Steve

[crackedfinger]

These guys were good, http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinest...

[Simon Says]

venusdimilo said:

I would like to do this also, but I am sure that I read on here that 7mm hose was used. Am I mistaken??

Please be honest after all I am a bloke and therfore wrong most of the time!"!!

Steve

You may be right,its a while since i changed mine and that sounds familiar get a cheap set of vernier calipers on the steel fuel pipe on the rear of the engine to check to confirm

[Barreti]

I've still got some bits of the old rubber fuel lines, and the new copper pipe I used when refurbishing mine. I can measure them if you like.

[Colin RedGriff]

Wouldn't be surprised if there are examples of both 7mm and 8mm.... these are TVRs don't forget :-D

You're best measuring your own rather than relying on what someone else has.

[Adrian@]

Air con cars are 7mm as the exchanger unit has smaller diameter inlet and outlet....Adrian@