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Looking for ethanol tolerant fuel lines 140-160

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posted by  alschnertz on  Sun Sep 15 11:45 CST 2013
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Has anyone found rubber fuel lines that won't break down when used with ethanol blended fuel?

I've been using Gates Barricade Green Shield because it is supposed to be ok with ethanol. This fuel line is lasting less than a year before the inside of the hose breaks down and turns to a gum-like texture. I've experimented with standard fuel line and that lasts longer, but not much.

Got to find something else. Any ideas?

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    Looking for ethanol tolerant fuel lines 140-160

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    posted by  alschnertz on  Sat Sep 28 18:06 CST 2013
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    I got in touch with Gates regarding their recommendation for fuel hose after the dismal performance of the hose mentioned in the original post. They were excellent to deal with and told me that the compound of the hose I used was changed in 2012. That would make sense as the hose I purchased was most likely made in 2012 or earlier. Not much, but earlier none the less.

    So the type that they recommended was part number 27313 which is still labeled Barricade GreenSheild, but the part number is different and it's supposed to be a new compound. I got some and will change the lines this weekend.

    We'll see how well it holds up. It should be easy to tell since the other stuff only lasted six months or so.
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