I have a fuel cell with a 1 3/4" o.d. fill. I also have a very cool remote fill cap assembly that has a 2" o.d. I cannot find a way to adapt these two sizes. The folks at my local Napa store just shook their heads when I asked them. Now I found a radiator hose that looks like it would do the job - Right length, right shape, and right diameter at each end. Does anyone know if it would be safe to use radiator hose for a gasoline fill? Or, does anyone have any better ideas? Thanks.
i wouldn't use radiator hose for fuel filler , it's not made for that and will eventually go bad on you
I have seen some OEM style steel filler necks that are swedged (is that a word?) down on one end, so it is a different size. Better yet, my local hose place, Amazon in Tampa, does this to pipe ends in a special machine. I think than can squeeze or expand just about any metal tube a tad. Or perhaps a muffler shop? Or try a few of the aftermarket gas tank mfgs. Gary
Me too. Easy to make complicated shapes with various elbows, street L's, and 90's, polishes up pretty if you're into that, and you can go up and down in size as needed with reducers. Don't use radiator hose. Brian
Exhaust pipe adapter should just fine between two pieces of gas filler hose.NEVER USE A RADIATOR HOSE!!!! The rad hose material will have a bad reaction to any petroleum product.It softens and swells!
Buy Gas hose (different compound) and use copper or even exhaust pipe reducers. It's not rocket science, just do it.
A radiator hose will swell and crack usually at the worst moment. Alot of auto parts stores sell fuel hose and if they don't try an equipment dealer like IH or others.
I used a radiator hose on the front tank of my RV. It is the first tank used when driving, and spend the least amount of time full. I looked for rubber gas line, no shops stocked it and it was expensive as well. When I went to do the work, turns out the PO had done the same thing. His hose was one of those ribbed universals, and I'm guessing the ribs held gas and quickened the solvent deterioration. I picked out a smooth formed hose and cut away the unneeded sections. Been there a year now, no problems.
while someone may have a good experience using radiator hose , i still wouldn't use it. hose has to be made for fuel...period yesterday i drained out the 2 year old gas from my motorcycle using a piece of 7/32" vacuum line from the shutoff valve into a fuel can. by the time i drained about 3 gallons of gas it was already going spongy. surprised me , i thought it would be fine for the brief time i was using it. yes , it got the job done....but it is not the stuff to use for fuel. i know vacuum line is different than radiator hose , but neither are made for fuel
I would have liked to have used the right material, but expense and availability made me chose another route. I expect it will fail sometime, and hopefully then I can use the right stuff. Because it is right there in my face every time I fuel it, I can check its condition easily. If the hose is hidden, I definitely would not use a radiator hose except as an emergency fix.
Big truck silicon hose will stand up to gas and oil. But if you have to shop around to find it you might as well find the black rubber hose that is meant for this anyway.
There is a shop in our city called HAMPTON RUBBER (Pembroke Ave. Hampton, VA) that either has in stock, or they can get, any kind of rubber hose and sheet, O-rings, etc. for all kinds of services. Look in the phone book or the internet for a similar place in your area. Matter of fact, I went in there to try to find some suitable hose for an authentic service station driveway bell and they had it IN STOCK, called something like "driveway hose". I also got some marine radiator hose from them to use on the Bluesmobile's "police" pushbar and it looks great. I've bought "acid resistant" rubber sheet to use under car batteries, all sorts of O-rings, and they even made the AC hoses to fit the Bluesmobile when I added late model AC to it. They're a great resource for a hot rodder / restorer! Worst comes to worst, PM me and I'll get you their whole address / phone number and I'm 99% sure that they'd UPS you anything that you'd need.
Still wouldn't trust it with gas, plus it sells for 3 bucks an inch or more. I would think any shop that makes hydraulic hoses will probably have the stuff you need or know where to get it. http://www.hoseshopinc.com/catalog/
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