REFLECTOR: Fuel Sight Gauge Hose

John Dibble aminetech at bluefrog.com
Tue Sep 4 19:30:35 CDT 2007


That's the tubing found in hardware stores and what I was referring to.

John

Scott Baker wrote:

> Velocity supplies Tygon® flexible tubing for the fuel sight gauges.
> SB
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jorge Bujanda" <bujanda at dslextreme.com>
> To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 2:11 PM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel Sight Gauge Hose
>
> > That doesn't sound good, John.  Anything happening to that hose in flight
> > will be messy at
> > the very least, and could be disastrous.  I'll try Scott B's suggestion
> > and keep on
> > researching too.  Thanks
> > Regards,
> > Jorge
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> > Behalf Of John
> > Dibble
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 10:19 AM
> > To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> > Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel Sight Gauge Hose
> >
> > I have used this tubing to syphon gas and found that over a few months the
> > tubing loses
> > its
> > flexibility.  Perhaps that is not an issue in a fixed installation.
> > However, what is
> > happening is that the gas is leaching the plasticizers (which provide
> > flexibility) from
> > the
> > plastic tubing.  I prefer to use something that is not affected by the
> > fuel.
> >
> > John
> >
> > Jorge Bujanda wrote:
> >
> >> I used that hose (polyurethane?) to make the level and noticed it clouds
> >> up with water
> > so
> >> I assumed it was not fuel resistant.  Thanks.
> >> Jorge
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> >> Behalf Of Scott
> >> Derrick
> >> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 7:11 PM
> >> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> >> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel Sight Gauge Hose
> >>
> >> I just use the clear plastic hose from the hardware store.
> >>
> >> Change it every 5 years, when it just starts to cloud up.
> >>
> >> Scott
> >>
> >> Jorge Bujanda wrote:
> >> > The hose of my kit's fuel sight gauges came rather yellowish.  Although
> >> > still not in use, this seems to have progressed over time becoming
> >> > somewhat darker and opaque.  Is there some other hose out there that is
> >> > resistant to fuel and retains transparency or are we stuck with this
> >> > type?  Thanks.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> >
> >> > Jorge Bujanda
> >> > Velocity XL FG
> >> >
> >> > Palmdale, CA
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