Braided stainless Fuel lines....

I mate of mine has a few meters of stainless braided fuel hose that I was thinking of using on my Tyoe 3. Has anyone had any experience with it on VW's, is it ok to use. Thanks

It is Ok if it is the same size exactly. Measure it and see if it is the same size.

Make sure it is compatible with the fuel you are using. If possible, cut a small piece off and soak it in your fuel for a few days. The rubber should not soften or swell.

Sweet thanks for that guys....

You will need to use a aluminium end pieces for the hose or else the braid will fray around the clamp, this creates a ugly end on the hose as well as being dangerous as you can scratch of stick yourself with the frayed end.
http://www.anplumbing.com/Accessories/Econ-O-Fit+Clamps-53.html

vwo60 wrote:You will need to use a aluminium end pieces for the hose or else the braid will fray around the clamp, this creates a ugly end on the hose as well as being dangerous as you can scratch of stick yourself with the frayed end.
http://www.anplumbing.com/Accessories/Econ-O-Fit+Clamps-53.html

Yes, I have used stainless steel fuel line with hose clamps for a few years but found the rubber split on the ends.
I had it from the pipe coming out of the chassis into the engine bay onto a fuel pressure regulator and it actually started leaking there.

the hose was just from a VW parts dealer, so I won't use it anymore.. Maybe the real expensive stuff is better quality, as the alloy ends etc are also quite costly...

Cost My Son over $100 to do His twin carbs, and that was about 5 years ago.. [just the alloy ends]

I wrapped pvc tape over the ends so I didn't get stainless steel in My fingers... used an angle grinder to cut it off..

its really made to push onto a barbed fitting and its very hard to pull off... so clamps wouldn't be necessary I don't think..

would be Ok to use and replace every 4-5 years or just keep a check on it... and don't tighten the clamps years after as the rubber will split
its also very important to use the correct size...
the rubber doesn't like to be stretched??

LEE

I've got the ss fuel line on the buggy, with the alloy ends, it's a PITA in my opinion and I'l be replacing it shortly, it's hard to get it to bend around the tight places needed on the engine and damned hard to fit the fittings etc, I found the best way to cut it is using a very sharp wood chisel (like Lee said, wrap it with tape first) with the hose on a piece of dressed hadwood, line every thing up and give the chisel a real good whack with a hammer, one hit so make it a good one, then give the chisel a touch up b4 the next cut.

Yeah right, sound more hassle then it's worth. Thanks guys.....

like4 all things, it's only worth doing correctly, i just completed my whole car, oil and fuel and has come up excellent, bend radius for all the hose is listed on the site i listed above and would be close to the rubber hose.

vwo60 wrote:like4 all things, it's only worth doing correctly,

Aint that the truth?👍