Hutch mod question
Post Fiend
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Payson, AZ
Have you looked for some hard brake line? Comes in different lengths and diameters and is SS. That is what I used to extend the fuel return line. Plain steel tubing will work but do not use anything galvanized.
Cargo Master
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Delta, CO
I really doubt you'd have to have ss tubing, I was lucky & got a piece at work but look at the line going into the fuel filt housing I don't think it's ss.
Plus the piece you put in the tank will be covered with fuel 99% of the time.
Plus the piece you put in the tank will be covered with fuel 99% of the time.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Seattle
I tend to think it's not entirely necessary. But since I run B100 most of the time, I opted to use stainless tubing since biodiesel can react with mild steel, albeit to a small degree. I wanted to eliminate that altogether.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Elsinboro, NJ
I used telfon coated brake line. It's what they had, besides it comes out into a 2 micron filter if it starts to flake off.
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Cargo Master
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You can order tubing online from places like McMaster-Carr or Grainger in short lengths. The best bet is local hydraulic shops though. The will often give short pieces away.
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From: Southern Colorado
I found stainless at a local hose-making store. I did not want to use coated brake line as I feared the coating would flake off over time. The stainless I got was expensive and hard to fit the brass ferrules over. This is why (if I were you), I'd just order a kit from someone who sells them. I wish you could buy uncoated steel brake line, but it doesn't seem to exist.
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