Hose source

I need to source some hose for fuel and cracnk breathing. I'd like to
get the clear stuff with the sort of criss cross thread reinforcement
thru it to suit 6 and 10mm spigots. Anyone know of a source?

Ants

 

Well, I found some 1/4" on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8072588236

Where to get some 3/8"/10mm tho?

 

Local car shop should be able to help. 3/8" is large bore fuel hose IIRC.

 

I detest that stuff. after contact with fuel for any length of time it
becomes rock hard.

 

I had a loop hanging on a beam in the garage that managed to turn
rockard without contact with anything. Probably genuine special Atco
self-hardening fuel hose.
And these loops of tube very often acquire a tenant, like a spider or
earwig, which does little for fuel flow if overlooked and is horrible
when sucked into the mouth.

 

Famous for immolating air-cooled VWs of various types.

 

B&Q.They have it on rolls.

Yes it yellows and gets hard after a while so buy 2 metres for 2 quid.

HTH

 

Thus spake Roger Hunt () unto the assembled multitudes:

Not thought about stuffing something (paper, plastic, old ear-protectors)
in the ends of the tube to keep it clear, then?

 

said...

Will you please stop coming up with these useful tips, you're making me
feel quite inadequate.

 

On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 07:48:35 +0100, Lozzo <>

Nowadays there's Viagra for that.

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With an old ear-protector stuffed up the end of his hose, he won't need
Viagra.

 

If you mean the clear PVC stuff don't use it for fuel (or oil for that
matter) as it goes hard and then leaks. It also looks shit.

Just go into a half decent Motor Factors (this doesn't mean Halfords) and
buy 8 or 10mm fuel line by the metre.

 

Obviously not - far too sensible for me, and I would probably poke
it down too far and make an immovable blockage necessitating chopping
a bit off the tube and leaving a length that is now too short for the
job.

 

Thus spake Roger Hunt () unto the assembled multitudes:

Alternative I guess is to get a piece of dowel that's a tight fit in the
tube, then stuff it half way into both ends, join both ends together
and stow the resultant assembly. Sorted!

<closes shed door, pours a Guinness, smokes a rollup [1]>

[1] oops, remembers doesn't smoke

 

Thus spake Dr Ivan D. Reid () unto the assembled multitudes:

That's an expensive way of sealing the ends of exposed bits of tube ;-)

 

I immediately thought of 'vasectomy'.

Scary how the mind works sometimes.


Regards,

Simonm.

 

Okie-dokie. Good idea. Mine dew, that involves all the complication and
challenge of finding that bit of suitable dowel.

No prob - I'll swap you a pack of cyber-Old Holborn for a cyber-pint of
cyber-Guinness, because I smoke but don't drrink. Sorted!

 

Thus spake Roger Hunt () unto the assembled multitudes:

I guess it depends how unwelcome the tenants are in your tube ends ;-)

Pleasure doing business with you squire ;-)