110 fuel lines

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote

>
> well, we didn't misinform him about the nylon fuel lines... we suggested
> various options like 8mm microbore copper...
>

I didn't say *you* did misinform him, there were plenty of *helpful*
suggestions

Martin

>
> I tend to assume that all apparently-rubber fuel pipe on sale is in fact
not
> actual normal rubber as such, these days. You do still find rubber hoses
on
> very old things, mostly perished and useless. But you can buy black
> reinforced "rubber" petrol hose in various sizes. I daresay it is
neoprene
> or something, in reality.
>
> I imagine now if you wanted natural rubber hose you'd have a hard time
> finding it, but the type of hose mentioned above is still sometimes
referred
> to as "rubber".
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On or around 22 Sep 2006 00:53:12 -0700, "Greg"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>> I imagine now if you wanted natural rubber hose you'd have a hard time
>> finding it, but the type of hose mentioned above is still sometimes referred
>> to as "rubber".
>
>As I understand it 'natural' rubber disolves in the presence of oil
>based product, for example the gromets where the harness enters the
>chassis of my 109 are little more than thick treacle now, 'synthetic'
>rubber (with various names) is what's on sale now. That's why you have
>to make sure all the 'rubber' seals in a brake system are compatible
>with mineral oil.
>
>But back to the original point, is the hard plastic (probably not nylon
>as it's too hard) fuel pipe on my 1972 vehicle not legal anymore?, I
>really find that hard to believe.

so do I, seeing as most motors have it. I don't like the modern trend for
cunning pushfit pipe fittings on the newer stuff, though. You know where
you stand with a bit of flexi hose and a brace of pipe clips. properly, you
don't use jubilee ones though - you can get the ones where a metal band
wraps all the way round and is secured with a screw and nut. Jubilees are
OK if the pipe diameter matches the diameter of the solid bit under the
screw.
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"Oily" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "beamendsltd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> In message <[email protected]>
>> "Oily" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > "EMB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> > > Oily wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Certainly not rubber, probably neoprene, but why comment if you
>> > 'couldn't
>> > > > say'?
>> > >
>> > > Neoprene is a type of rubber so this whole discussion is becoming
>> > > kind
>> > > of pointless.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > It's not pointless if the OP gets an informed answer to select the
> right
>> > material for the job rather than a confusing ( for him) reply. It is
>> > pointless now because he has already purchased his pipe as a direct
> result
>> > of misinformation from the spares shop and unhelpful replies.
>> >
>> > Martin
>> >
>> >
>>
>> I'll bet any money he hasn't got rubber, only something that looks
>> and feels like what most would describe as rubber.
>
> Point taken, same as the 'nylon' on all the later Land Rover products,
> that
> certainly looks and feels like nylon, someone here may know for sure.
>
> It may well be
>> perfectly adequate for the job.
>
> It certainly will be if it's BS stamped and sold as such.
>
> Martin
>
>>
>> Richard
>>
>
>



Markings from the (rubber feel) hose are as follows:

BSAU108/2 - L4/C4/R - 8mm - 10 Bar - 2006 - EG

No doubt someone can decifer it and advise the compound and structure.

I've googled it and got back loads of sites where people have used it on
their projects or spares sites.

Peter

"wireless" <[email protected]> broadcast in message:-

>
>
>
> Markings from the (rubber feel) hose are as follows:
>
> BSAU108/2 - L4/C4/R - 8mm - 10 Bar - 2006 - EG
>
> No doubt someone can decifer it and advise the compound and structure.
>
> I've googled it and got back loads of sites where people have used it on
> their projects or spares sites.
>
> Peter
>
>

Should be ok then, that sort of pipe usually says 'fuel or oil' on it. I
just prefer nylon lines to anything else, very easy to attach fittings and
if it isn't clipped properly and loose, it will wear the chassis away before
it will leak, practically indestructible.

Martin