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Fuel hose

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this may seem trivial but whats the best trick to refitting a rubber fuel hose onto the brass nipple of the petcock, mine seems too tight to get over the initial part, i suspect its dried up and shrunk is there any quick

thanks
 
I just replaced mine it's real easy and cheap that way I know its a nice new hose with no leaks
 
ybot1966 said:
this may seem trivial but whats the best trick to refitting a rubber fuel hose onto the brass nipple of the petcock, mine seems too tight to get over the initial part, i suspect its dried up and shrunk is there any quick

thanks
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If the hose is "dried up and shrunk" don't you think it's time to replace it?:?:
 
Nessism said:
If the hose is "dried up and shrunk" don't you think it's time to replace it?:?:
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There you go again, attempting to apply common sense. :rolleyes:
Just replace it, it is inexpensive and will last many trouble-free miles. Much better than having it give way during a ride.
 
Wasn't there a story here recently of a bike that had the fuel line leak, leading to the whole bike burning on the side of the road?
 
And, while you are getting new fuel line, get the proper stuff. :eek:

The "proper stuff" is not available at Auto Zone.

Contact any of the OEM vendors that are commonly used (you can find a mostly-complete list on BassCliff's site), order some fuel line.
Don't be put off by the price, which will be close to $20. You will get about six feet of hose,
which is about six times as much as you need, but is so useful.

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The fuel line at VatoZone is in English units, e.g. 5/16", 3/8".
You really need metric fuel line.
I believe stock is 7mm.
 
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1980GS1000E said:
What's wrong with generic fuel hose?
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koolaid_kid said:
The fuel line at VatoZone is in English units, e.g. 5/16", 3/8".
You really need metric fuel line.
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True enough. The proper line for our GSes is 7 mm, even though the part number in the fiche shows it as 6.5 mm. At Auto Zone, you will find 1/4" and 5/16" as likely candidates (the 3/8" is way too big). The 1/4" is 6.25 mm, but is very thick and reinforced for withstanding fuel injector pressures, so it does NOT stretch. The 5/16" is 8 mm, so you will need a clamp to keep it from leaking. OEM 7 mm hose is single-thickness, thin-wall tubing that slides over the fittings oh-so-nicely and does not really need a clamp.

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Use the Auto Zone hose and use the money saved to buy something else.

Check Nopi, they may have the "correct" hose.
 
Octain said:
Use the Auto Zone hose and use the money saved to buy something else.
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Maybe one of the things you can buy with that "saved money" would be Band-Aids,
for covering the cuts from playing with the clamps you will have to use with the larger hose. :o

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Thanks i was just going to ask the hose width, ill go with 7mm as the old one was tight as a vice without clamps.
 
Actually, if you use the spring type clamps, US standard fuel tubing works just fine on my bike. There is plenty of room for routing the lines and the clamps work just fine. Clamps are less then .50 at my local hardware store. I really don't mind paying more if I understand the difference in value and it is meaningful to me. If it is important to use original, metric tubing bu all means do so. The 1/4" tubing sold at your local auto store will work just fine in a lot of cases.
 
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