Fuel line

[ski4]

need to get new fuel line for my superjet, threw out the old stuff when i tore it down at the begining of winter ( duh)

what id. is it i am thinking 1/4" but can't recall

 

[MADMAT]

1/4" for sure. I used clear that I found on EBAY because I want to be able to see the condition of my fuel easily.

 

[Ollie Rastabean]

1/4" ID.

Go to Mcmaster carr and pick up their yellow fuel line. It does not harden like the blue stuff does. Much cheaper too.

-O

 

[sflsurfrider]

the clear is nice for the bling factor and to see where fuel is and isnt coming and going, but IMO, nothing beats the OEM fuel hose.

 

[onesojourner]

the clear stuff always seems to get hard/brown after about a season for me.

 

[freestylegeek]

SuperJETT has had great success with black fuel line from PepBoys.
I've been using go-kart fuel line for a little over 2 years and it works well too.
I bought mine off of eBay (do a search for 'kart fuel line')

 

[Big Kahuna]

hey Geek, have you started designing a new Kawi Freestyle specific ski yet???

 

[ski4]

hey geek, are you using a colored hose?

i was thinking about blue and have problems with it geting cloudy white and hard, has the cart hose stayed pliable for you,

but thanks all for the input, cool 1/4 inch it is

 

[michael950]

All urethane (sp?) hoses will harden and/or discolor and only the only hoses that will not harden are Tygon & OEM/Rubber (Pep Boys, NAPA, etc) hoses. Drawback is they do not look as sano.

If you compete or have a race ski I would pick up 25'+ of urethane hose so you can inspect the lines (and replace if its hard or discolored), otherwise go with Tygon or the black OEM/PEP/NAPA hose if you want it to look more sano.

What concerns are there about clogs, I mean if you have a new filter all lines after the filter should be clean? Right?

 

[freestylegeek]

hey Geek, have you started designing a new Kawi Freestyle specific ski yet???

Kahuna-san, you do not understand patience yet!

 

[freestylegeek]

hey geek, are you using a colored hose?

i was thinking about blue and have problems with it geting cloudy white and hard, has the cart hose stayed pliable for you,

but thanks all for the input, cool 1/4 inch it is

I am using orange hose, and it has discolored (darkend) over time, but it's still very pliable.

 

[djkorn1]

This looks badass!

ebay #
4628172216

 

[Kny21]

plenty to choose from....

http://motors.search.ebay.com/?from=R40&satitle=1%2F4+fuel+line

 

[ski4]

did a little research.
tygon seems to be teh best way to go, and not too expensive ( found it for 1.14 a foot, i have one worry though, it has a low working temp ( like 73 degrees i think i read) has anyone tried using the tygon?

 

[ski4]

never mind tht was a working pressure rating at 73 degrees
duh, too early to read i guess:biggrin:

 

[wildman326]

Tygon is the best I've found and is available from US Plastics. I use 3/16 as I've had trouble with 1/4 inch coming off in the past.

You can get it here: http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pr...=usplastic&category_name=7510&product_id=7945

There's a 5% price break at 50 feet. Otherwise it's 90 cents/foot.

It's been my experience that 10 feet will easily do a ski.

 

[Mark44]

I also use 3/16" if you check your fittings with a dial caliper you will notice that 1/4" is to large of a fuel line to have a tight fit.

Mark44

 

[ski4]

that is the site i found today actually swet
tygon it is, the 3/16 won't lead to any fuel starvation or anything will it, or create to great of a resistance?

 

[wildman326]

I'm confident you won't have any fuel issues due to using 3/16.

Weakest link theory . . .

 

[Mark44]

No fuel problems, I am running 44's on 3/16"

Mark44