bigrockets
Seaman
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- Jul 12, 2010
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I rebuilt the carbs on my 1989 48 SPL and noticed that all of the small fuel lines from the fuel pump to the carbs etc. were held on with zip ties. I bought new alcohol resistant fuel lines and thought that maybe someone had replaced what I thought should be metal fuel line clamps with zip ties at some point in the past. I went to the BRP parts list and found that indeed the called for clamp is a zip tie. Now I have used these things for years for many things but never for a fuel line clamp. I'm leaning towards using a spring clamp or pinch clamp when I replace the fuel hoses. I'm a little puzzled that the zip ties appear to be on almost all Evinrude engines from 1980 onwards in the factory parts list. Do other manufacturers use zip ties for fuel clamps? The ones on the engine seem ok but some of the lines will spin on the fuel barb if you turn them so I'm concerned they may have deteriorated over time leading to potential air leaks. Am I worrying about the small stuff?