Re: [DML] Fuel hoses

["soma576" <lienan82@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok they might be from Grady. I bought a lot from both places back in the day.

Andy


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, james@... wrote:
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> At least since 1999, DMCH has never sold any orange fuel hoses, but I think Grady did. 
> 
> James
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: lienan82 <lienan82@...>
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> Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:34:20 
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> Subject: [DML] Fuel hoses
> 
> 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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