Fuel line question for running alcohol
#2
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DYNO OPERATOR
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: central Illinois
Posts: 459
Fuel
Most all stainless steel braided rubber hose will do OK on alcohol. After an extended time it may get hard or seep slightly if left empty. It will stop seeping as soon as the fuel has time to swell it up slightly.
Have a good alcohol filter before the carb when you switch over as I have seen the alcohol clean the tank and line and cause carb problems.
Have a good alcohol filter before the carb when you switch over as I have seen the alcohol clean the tank and line and cause carb problems.
#4
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Morrison, Colorado
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Best advice is to replace the lines with new, and my preference would be for ptfe lined (teflon). It seems to hold up better, but is more expensive. Standard braided lines will be ok though as long as they are rated for fuel.
#6
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: La.
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If you are going to run the same fuel tank as you're running with gas, if it has foam in it be sure to take it out, it will desoluve with alcohol and cause more problems than you can ever believe, also if you have a fuel filter, make sure to use a stainless element not a paper one.
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