Fuel line "clear blue urethane"

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Fuel line "clear blue urethane"

Postby Koevoet » Fri Apr 17, 2015 1:04 am

Any body that can tell me where I can buy "clear blue urethane" fuel line in Cape Town area.

During pre-fight discovered fuel and oil pipes cracking on the ends.
Decided to replace all my rubber pipes, oil and fuel with this type (clear blue urethane) that I saw on couple of trikes .
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Re: Fuel line "clear blue urethane"

Postby thys bas » Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:20 pm

I see Aircraft Spruce sells it for USD1.25 per foot.
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Re: Fuel line "clear blue urethane"

Postby Koevoet » Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:52 am

Apparently Killarney race shop sells it in CT, will make a turn there.
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Re: Fuel line "clear blue urethane"

Postby highflyer » Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:56 am

You can get it from jabiru in george. When i ordered it from them it was around R 170 for 5 meters.
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Re: Fuel line "clear blue urethane"

Postby Z-MRP » Wed Apr 22, 2015 12:11 pm

Hi I got mine from USA and it doesnt last. Suddenly starts to change color to blueish white and just disintigrated without warning. Will never use this again.
Fitted the correct fuel grade black hose made by goodyear and no more issues.
That hose in your photo isnt proper fuel grade hosing hence its cracking up now.
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Re: Fuel line "clear blue urethane"

Postby Boet » Fri May 08, 2015 1:21 pm

Do not use it any more too. It seems that you get two kinds of blue pipe. The one also discoulour in time but lasts untill hell freezes over. The other also discolour, but it gets brittle and breaks off just in front of the hose barbs. Both cost the same price, and they look the same. In the famous words of Forrest Gump: You never know whit yer goanne geet? And THAT is my problem with this type of fuel line. Not knowing what u get. :evil:
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Re: Fuel line "clear blue urethane"

Postby Boet » Fri May 08, 2015 1:23 pm

Do not use it any more too. It seems that you get two kinds of blue pipe. The one also discoulour in time but lasts untill hell freezes over. The other also discolour, but it gets brittle and breaks off just in front of the hose barbs. Both cost the same price, and they look the same. In the famous words of Forrest Gump: You never know whit yer goanne geet? And THAT is my problem with this type of fuel line. Not knowing what u get. :evil:

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