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bad hose rant
This is the SECOND time I have had to replace the fuel lines in my dinghy because the vapor barrier was coming apart from the hose
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Yikes
Joe, I have not seen something like that. Most hose I have seen with liners were for higher pressure FI feeds. There is a pronounced liner to be seen when cut.
What kind of hose? It also looks like it failed from the outside in. I am very interested it what happened here and WHY as well as old the hose is. Dave Neptune |
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I am probably singing to the chorus here or at least telling these pros what they already know. A few years ago when I was replacing fuel lines I got educated on ethanol low permentation fuel lines that came in class A for interior installations [inboards] and class B exterior for outboards etc if I remember right. Any chance your using the wrong class and it is subject to UV/weathering?
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The hose is in the trash, so I can't tell you what the brand was, but I am about 90% sure it came off the reel at West.
UV attacks the OUTSIDE of the hose. It would have to eat through all that rubber to get at the inner liner. I had the silver UV proof outboard hose before and that was even worse. The inner liner not only broke loose, it was dissolving into goo. |
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Joe, are you using any additives in the fuel?
Dave Neptune |
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That may be the $64,000.00 question
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Neil 1977 Catalina 30 San Pedro, California prior boats 1987 Westsail 32, 1970 Catalina 22 Had my hands in a few others |
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I am. The outboard gets 2 stroke oil and SeaFoam. Do you think the SeaFoam dissolves the liner?
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I would certainly suspect it. I have run 2 stroke in many things and still do and never seen that problem. I have used it in my cars for the last couple of decades with no issues, both injected and carbureted.
I doubt it would be the seafoam itself but may be the combination of them. What class of 2-stroke, oil or synthetic (TCW-3)? Dave Neptune |
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