Will regular fuel hose work for fuel pump?

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Mar 23, 2013 | 07:08 PM

VandykeT/A

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Will regular fuel hose work for fuel pump?

A friend of mine bought a fuel pump off ebay for his 97 and hes in need of some fuel hose to hook it up. All the local autoparts say the only hose they have is 50 psi rated. Thats what hes got on the car now driving it and its doing fine but before we go to the track he wants to make sure its gonna last. Will that normal hose stand up to the pressure? I know an LT1 runs around 45psi but the pump is rated over 100 psi. And another question, since the pump is rated at over 100 psi does that mean that they're 100+ pounds on the line and the regulator drops it to 45 or is it voltage dependent?

Mar 23, 2013 | 07:28 PM

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Return style system.

The pump just pumps and pumps, the regulator diverts the extra fuel back to the tank.

Mar 23, 2013 | 07:30 PM

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they make a rubber hose that's rated for fuel injection. 50 is to low imo. you don't want a hose that's borderline on letting go under normal condition.

Mar 23, 2013 | 09:55 PM

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Where did he put the rubber hose? If he used it to replace the pulsator in between the pump and the line on the sending unit, it will get eaten by the fuel in the tank. Eventually it will fail. I would find a replacement for it, but it will work for a little while.

Mar 23, 2013 | 10:33 PM

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normal black hose is also not rated to be submerged even if it is rated for the pressure.

Mar 24, 2013 | 10:52 AM

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There are tons of fuel-resistant tubing options but black hose is DEFINITELY not one of them. He's on borrowed time with that tube.

Might want to contact the guys at Racetronix. They supply a quality hose with their kits.

Mar 24, 2013 | 11:16 AM

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You might want to look at Parker Push Lock hose (blue hose). Rated to 250 psi.

Its available from a lot of sources.

Good luck

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Mar 24, 2013 | 05:32 PM

VandykeT/A

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From: Hurley, VA

Where can you get the plastic tubing? Advance says to use the fuel injection black rubber hose (took a week of calling to get them to realize they had it) and autozone says all they have is 50psi. I've got a junked 93 T/A we're thinking about pulling the pump out of and just trading.