Red Fuel lines change color.... whos got the best ones???

So I have had my current red fuel lines on my pickup for the past month and they are already turning a clear/yellowish color. I got the lines from vintage speed and am not happy with the quality. Does anyone else have similar stories? Know of any brands that dont change color? any help would be great...

 

From my experience they all fade out and yellow. It's keeping out of the sun is what really makes a difference. Also keep close attention to the condition of those lines, they become brittle and hard and are extremely prone to leaking. Don't ask me how I know. An alternative would be to use smaller black rubber hose inside of larger red hose for safetys sake.

 

I had the hot setup, 1957:

Channeled 1930 'A' Coupe, stock cowl gas tank...59A flathead, bored, 3 Stromberg 97s..
Red plastic fuel lines, Fenton fuel block...Carb backfire, ****! Flame job! Autopulse pump fed the lines as they melted, shut the switch off in time to smother the fire with the seat blanket. The cowl tank never went up. (lucky)
Car got a tank in the trunk and black rubber hose the next day!

 

They all **** and can be quite dangerous. Run real fuel line that won't burn your car down.

 

Sorry to say that's what I was thinking before your post. Ifn you want those ultra cool fuel lines, better have an ultra cool fire extinguisher, too. Not recommended for anything but show cars, IMHO. Gary

PS 29Nash has the right idea... I had my OEM fuel rail / lines powdercoated and orange / red.

 

Yep; Red is good. Fuel under pressure, paint the hard lines red if that's your preferred color.

 

I have seen polished stainless hardline inside the translucent red hose.

Looks ok. Much safer.

 

I have some clear red stuff thats reinforced..I think I got it from Vintage Speed in FLorida.

 

they all change color Speedways ,Honest Charlies .clear red and the ones with the cloth brades . As far as safety I ran then on a 3 duce set up with a open engine roadster and WAS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR LEAKS OR .CRACKS. I also repaced the them every winter with new . You must watch them if you decide to run them.

 

With Clear plug wires and clear fuel line, they need to be checked frequently for leaks..plain and simple...

 

Oh, yeah! The pretty Christm***y-look of the red clear plug wires! They got heaved with the fuel line. Probably what ignited the fuel upchuck! LOL But I was a kid. And we knew about cars...

 

Good advice here, red fuel line was on my list of things to but at the swap tomorrow but not any more

 

If you can possibly hard line the set-up, do it in stainless, and then cover the hardlines with the red fuel hose before ****oning it up..

 

Yes, Street Rod Builder did a tech on that before they got ****py...........

 

I'm curious as to the cause of discoloration of red fuel line. If the line is on an engine with a hood, then it is not exposed to ultraviolet rays. Yet it still changes color. I've had Speedway red fuel line on my banger for two years and there's no change in color or flexibility. Perhaps it's the fuel. Inquiring minds want to know.

 

Like I said mine have been on for no longer then a month and are turning color. I do not run a hood but noticed they remain red where it is clamed over the fitting guess its a fuel issue......?

 

The stuff they sell today is not the vinyl that they sold in the 60s. I have used both. The vinyl would get as hard as a rock and crack and break so they outlawed it. The old stuff was dangerous. I tried to move it one day and it snapped off in my hand. Vinyl has not been available for 40 years

The new stuff is very rubbery compared to the old vinyl stuff but the gas does cause it to change color.



I used 5/16 steel fuel line (I polished it) between the fuel pump and the fuel block with 3/8 hose over it. I wanted to use the thumbscrew clamps at the carbs so the hose from the fuel block to the carbs are changing color.

I don't think that there is anything you can do except use it over polished steel or stainless. At least they know that the truck is driven.

 

Sheesh!!!!! I love red fuel line. It always amazes me that people talk about how dangerous it is on hot rods, but think nothing of running on pigeon **** welds, bald tires, inadequate brakes and no seat belts.
It looks great and works well. Like all hoses on your car check them from time to time.

 

I agree but most of us are responding to what could be considered the "lowest common denominator"

 

Heard that the red stuff is cheap quality. How about doing some custom copper lines, IMHO that looks completely ***s on any hot rod or custom.

 

Ive got a buddy that refers to red (or clear) fuel line as "dynamite fuse".
We put some on another friends A Coupe and never could get it to stop leaking.
At the fuel block he had the hose ******s that have 3 barbs on them and I guess there wasnt enough contact surface to get a good seal. The fuel that leaked out was red in color, so the hose started bleaching out as soon as the fuel touched it. He gave up and went with black fuel line.
Ive had luck with the tygon type (nylon reinforced) sealing, but it still fades over time.
My see thru red plug wires are now yellowish on the tip side, with a but more red remaining underneath. Not bad if you figure they have spent 12 years on a hoodless car.

 

There were a few cars here locally that burned to the ground back in the late 50's early 60's with the cause being attributed to the clear red fuel lines that someone put on.

I'd say that if you just think you can't live without them on the car run them over stainless lines as one of the guys showed in the photos and then safety isn't an issue and the mouthbreathers will still think it is cool.

 

That's a great way of describing it, leaves no doubt.