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#500152 01/31/2009 11:40 PM
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anybody have any opinions.good,bad ? saw it in 3/8 in a 25' coil at a swap meet for $20.00 a roll.was thinkin a roll would do my fuel and transmission lines.any experiences?.pros ,cons vs.steel ?..............dave


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Dave, I bought some a few years ago, and have use it for my fuel line, without any porblem. I used the blue AN fittings to connect to the fuel pump and carb.


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Would sure be easier to bend.


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I've used 3/8" stainless steel fuel lines, It's tough to work with and you need a really good bender.
I've seen some aluminum fuel lines used, and I'm not sure I like the idea but there is probably nothing wrong with them. I would use plenty of rubber cushioned clips to keep it from flopping around and rubbing on stuff.

I have some more 3/8" fuel lines to make, I'll try some copper nickel lines this time, also called cupronickel and Cunifer.
Do a search on ebay UK, that's where I've seen the best prices even with shipping over here.
Here's some more about it, and my thoughts:
https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthread...g&topic=0&Search=true#Post487333

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Aluminum works fine, been using it for years. A new coil wasnt much more than $20 at my local carquest.


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Big Chevy- i agree,figured it would flare easy as well

Grigg -i think your right about keeping it in place,cuchion clips would definatley be a must
i'll do some more checking this might be the way to go......................dave


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It has been used on aircraft forever. Like it was mentioned be sure to use plenty of adel or cushioned clamps to prevent damage by vibration or rubbing on other things.

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Aluminum and copper are fine for even E10 fuels. However, neither are recommended for the E85 stuff! Be sure to use the E10 rated blue-lined flexible rubber lines as vibration isolators. We've noted that the non-E10 rated lines go soft when subjected to E10 blended fuel. It might be a seemingly insignificant detail until your ride goes up in smoke.

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that would suck alot..................dave


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