Re: [DML] Fuel hoses

[Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx>]

Do you have the original hoses?

I don't remember if those orange hoses used the same style barbs as the originals, but it is safe to just get some regular high-pressure (fuel injection) hose at the local auto parts store, and some fuel injection clamps.  Cut the old rubber off the barbs, slip the new hose on and use the fuel injection clamps.

Like I said, I don't know if this process will work with the orange hoses.  You would have to see if the barb is the correct size. 


--- On Sat, 3/17/12, lienan82 <lienan82@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: lienan82 <lienan82@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [DML] Fuel hoses
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012, 5:34 PM
> Hey all,
> 
> Great day in North Dakota so I started up my D for a post
> winter-storage
> shake down. It was cut short by a fuel leak where the feed
> hose connects to
> the metal lines under the body. I found the hose was loose
> on the barb.
> While deciding how to go about fixing it, I found another
> loose barb.
> Closer inspection found the inner hose to be dry and
> cracked. I ended up
> pulling both hoses off,cutting an inch off both sides, and
> push the barbs
> back in by putting the fitting in my bench vise and working
> the hose on
> (didn't use heat).
> 
> These hoses are the orange ones from DMCH. Probably 11 years
> old. Back then
> they said you don't need hose clamps on them. They are
> fairly tight without
> clamps. Should I put clamps on to be extra safe? And is a
> decade the life
> span of these hoses?
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
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