3/8" Fuel Line 90 deg bend

[willxuout2]

Hey guys,<br /><br />Can anyone tell me how to bend rubber fuel line at 90 degrees without causing it to kink. Can you heat it with a lighter and form the hose into a 90 degree bend. I only need a piece about 2 inches long. Can you buy a piece that long with a 90 deg bend already?<br /><br />Thanks for the help.

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: 3/8" Fuel Line 90 deg bend

Just buy a brass 90* fitting at your local parts house or hardware store...

 

[willxuout2]

Re: 3/8" Fuel Line 90 deg bend

Thanks, never would have thought of that...

 

[Dhadley]

Re: 3/8" Fuel Line 90 deg bend

Be careful of the fittings. Cheap ones are way small inside where it makes the bend in the corner. A quality one will maintain a 3/8" ID all the way.

 

[willxuout2]

Re: 3/8" Fuel Line 90 deg bend

Thanks DH<br /><br />Speaking of small inside diameters...can I use the TEMPO fuel filter (Glass) that Walmart sells?<br /><br />Will it cause a restriction in the volume of fuel that passes through it?

 

[willxuout2]

Re: 3/8" Fuel Line 90 deg bend

Oh BTW...I already have a fuel water filter/seperator inline...do I even need another filter inline?<br /><br />Thanks guys.

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: 3/8" Fuel Line 90 deg bend

You don't need 2 filters, but it wouldn't hurt. Remember, you only had one to begin with before you installed the seporator filter.

 

[Chinewalker]

Re: 3/8" Fuel Line 90 deg bend

Another way to achieve a sever bend in a gas line without kinking it is to install a door spring inside the hose. Find a non-galvinized tight-wound spring at your local hardware store. Take a section a couple inches shorter than the house in question. Pull the spring to beyond the return point so that it stays stretched. Now install the proper length of it inside the hose. It's diameter will hold the hose open around corners - within reason.<br />- Scott