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h&jeuropa

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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:16 am Post subject: Fuel Sight Gague Tubing

During the repair of our Europa, I replaced the fuel system tubing and sight gauge tubing which was original.  It was getting hard and discolored.  I used Tygon F4040 tubing which the data sheet says is gasoline tolerent.



After doing all that, I had reason to inspect a section of Tygon F4040 that serves as the siphon hose in the main fuel tank when the Europa Aux fuel tank is fitted.  That Tygon was discolored and quite hard after being in place for a couple of years.  This is making me wonder about my use of it elsewhere in the fuel system.



What tubing have others used with success for fuel tank venting and fuel sight gauge?



Thanks



Jim & Heather

N241BW

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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:11 am Post subject: Fuel Sight Gague Tubing

Jim & Heather.



I've had no luck with any of the flexible plastic tubing.

As far as possible, I have replaced it with auto fuel injector hose.



Aircraft Spruce list clear PVC pipe, used in Quickie as fuel level  

gauge, p/n 03-54100,

however the diameter is larger, and I could not see an easy way of  

plumbing it in

without risking a further source of fuel leakage.



Dave

On 8-May-08, at 2:16 PM, h&amp;jeuropa wrote:



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 During the repair of our Europa, I replaced the fuel system tubing  

 and sight gauge tubing which was original.  It was getting hard and  

 discolored.  I used Tygon F4040 tubing which the data sheet says is  

 gasoline tolerent.



 After doing all that, I had reason to inspect a section of Tygon  

 F4040 that serves as the siphon hose in the main fuel tank when the  

 Europa Aux fuel tank is fitted.  That Tygon was discolored and  

 quite hard after being in place for a couple of years.  This is  

 making me wonder about my use of it elsewhere in the fuel system.



 What tubing have others used with success for fuel tank venting and  

 fuel sight gauge?



 Thanks



 Jim & Heather

 N241BW





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