Melted fuel pipes!

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Projectman
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Melted fuel pipes!

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My 907 has been sat all winter (and Spring) with 2 gallons of fuel in the tank, and some of that 'stuff' added that stops water build up due to condensation.

I recharged the battery last week, but it wouldn't start; It always starts!

Investigation revealed that the fuel pipes inside the tank, either side of the filter, had turned to mush.
When I first replaced the fuel pump (three years ago) I also replaced those bits of hose. Is there some special type of hose that I should have used? (I used reinforced petrol pipe) Or, has the anti-water 'stuff' caused the problem or, maybe, ethanol (5% I believe) in the fuel?

Yours

Puzzled. :dunno:
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Re: Melted fuel pipes!

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Ordinary fuel line is meant to have fuel on the inside only you need submersible fuel line for inside the tank with a rating of
SAE 30R10 capable of handling gasoline, alcohol-extended gasoline or diesel fuel in fully immersed, mobile, stationary and marine applications Most places that handle fuel pumps will also have the required line
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Thanks a lot chaps :beer: .
I will obtain the necessary and do the job properly this time :oops: .
I think I must have just shoved anything I could lay my hands on in there three years ago, just to see if it would run, and then forgotten all about it.

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Re: Melted fuel pipes!

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Just done the same to mine I sourced the pipe from a local diesel specialist who charged me £1 for a foot its fully submersible fuel hose and looks identical to the original, so you don't have to pay a fortune provided where you buy it from there's someone there who knows there stuff. I hope this helps
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Re: Melted fuel pipes!

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Thanks hazynut.
I've already ordered this -

http://www.advancedfluidsolutions.co.uk ... 2165-p.asp

as I want to get it sorted asap.
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