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Old 04-15-2013, 08:53 PM   #1
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Flexible fuel line

Hey all,
I want to start plumbing the fuel lines just to get the motor running, and maybe get it to the point where it will run around the block. All I can seem to find at the auto parts stores are the hard lines that came stock. I have a fuel filter lying around, but is an inline fuel hose filter. (it has the nipples to just slip a line on either end)

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Would it be alright for me to run some fuel hose instead of the original hard line?
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Old 04-15-2013, 09:59 PM   #2
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Re: Flexible fuel line

I've been running flexible line from the frame to the carb for a long time. Just make sure it's the new type for ethanol fuel.
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Old 04-15-2013, 10:02 PM   #3
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Re: Flexible fuel line

It's usually acceptable to run short pieces of hose to connect a filter. What isn't Kosher is running several feet of rubber hose rather than doing the lines correctly. You need a flexible line between where the line from the tank ends on the frame and the fuel pump to prevent the line cracking too.
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