re: Duplicating steel fuel line

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My method is to put just the slightest flare on the end of the tube, 
so the hose clamp has something other than friction working for it. 
IMHO, that's all it takes.  But I've also been tempted to retain the 
threaded fitting that comes on the brake line and get an adapter that 
adapts the brake fitting thread to AN and then putting a Bosch fuel 
rail style barb fitting on the end of the line to eliminate the hose 
clamps and make it all professional.  But if you perish in a ball of 
fire because you took my advice, don't hold me responsible.

-Joe


At 12:52 AM +0000 6/10/03, alfa-digest wrote:

> Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:29:12 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Nash Bap <nashbap@domain.elided>
> Subject: Duplicating steel fuel line
>
> Hello:
>
> I am in the process of duplicating the 5/16 in. steel fuel line that 
> runs under the car and which mates to a 5/16in. fuel hose. Factory 
> produced hard fuel line seems to have a bulge at the ends onto which 
> the hose slips and I was wondering whether anybody could tell me how 
> to reproduce this or pehaps suggest some other alternative. I am 
> familiar with single and double flared tubing ends as used on brake 
> lines.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Nash Bapasola
> 75 Montreal
> 81 GTV6
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