Gas fumes from breaded lines???
Gas fumes from breaded lines??? Anyone ever heard of gas fumes permiating (smelling) through braided lines? I have Russel braided -8 lines on my tein turbo setup. I put gas in today and ran the pumps for 10 minutes.
The garage smells like gas. I can put my nose up to the braided lines and they smell like gas.......
No leaks, Checked all lines and fittings..
This really is really annoying..................please let me know if anyone has ever heard of this .....and is there a fix?
Tom Ulrich
The garage smells like gas. I can put my nose up to the braided lines and they smell like gas.......
No leaks, Checked all lines and fittings..
This really is really annoying..................please let me know if anyone has ever heard of this .....and is there a fix?
Tom Ulrich
Short answer (from Earl's and Aeroquip techs) is fuel additives will break down ANYBODY'S synthetic rubber hose over time. Both are releasing teflon lined hoses to eliminate the problem. Harris Speed Works can make you a custom set (has to be crimped at Harris) of Teflon lined steel braided with a clear coated nylon surface that is pretty trick....
A CPE hose will leak fumes. Try going over and make sure all the NPT threaded fittings are nice and tight, and if you are not using O Ring style fittings you could try the to cut down on some of the fumes. Using a PTFE Hose will greatly reduce any fumes that you get through the hose.
http://www.harrisspeedworks.com/shop/home.php?cat=275
Matt
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Matt
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Rubber lines are permeable. In fact that is mainly what causes freon loss over time. Some hose is better than others of course. Russell line used to be made overseas before Edelbrock. Not sure where it comes from now. Aeroquip is made in Arkansas on the same line the aerospace stuff is. Cheaper hose could be more permeable and the OEMs test for this as it is a source of emmisions. A real bad smell though is uncommon.
Yep....
Originally Posted by tomulrich
Anyone ever heard of gas fumes permiating (smelling) through braided lines? I have Russel braided -8 lines on my tein turbo setup. I put gas in today and ran the pumps for 10 minutes.
The garage smells like gas. I can put my nose up to the braided lines and they smell like gas.......
No leaks, Checked all lines and fittings..
This really is really annoying..................please let me know if anyone has ever heard of this .....and is there a fix?
Tom Ulrich
The garage smells like gas. I can put my nose up to the braided lines and they smell like gas.......
No leaks, Checked all lines and fittings..
This really is really annoying..................please let me know if anyone has ever heard of this .....and is there a fix?
Tom Ulrich
I've not tried it, but perhaps the teflon lined hose would not have that issue.
