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Bmxenbrett I guess we had the same thought at exactly the same time.
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Howdy,It is a lot easier if you have a means to tilt the generator away from the rad filler tube. I have a tractor with forks but you could use a farm jack on the skid. My 803A also had a bent overflow nipple that interfered with turning the rad cap. I used a piece of steel rod in the nipple and bent it down where it should have been.
THANK YOU. I was so worried that I had to buy or try to find a special part for my new generators. And I haven't even heard them run yet. Now I will replace the fuel lines.Replace the whole line its your fuel return. If thats leaking chances are your injector lines from the rail are dry rotted also. Good idea to do those as well. The hood piece of metal just pulls off and you can use regular small hose clamps.
Yes. You are correct. It is the rubber hose (on the left of the steel tubing) connecting to the metal injector pumps steel tube. Do I cut off all of the metal tubing and rebuild it out of rubber hose? The short rubber hoses that run from the steel line to the engine, don't seem to be leaking. But it sounds like they will soon?If its the rubber lines that go to the injector pumps, use a small cutoff wheel and cut the metal clamp off, that connects the rubber hose to the metal line. Then use hose clamps to hold the rubber hose to the metal. Go ahead and replace all of them if one is leaking because the rest will follow shortly. Also keep an eye on the return line because those are notorious for leaking.
No, just cut a shallow slit in the crimped collers and peel the metal away.Yes. You are correct. It is the rubber hose (on the left of the steel tubing) connecting to the metal injector pumps steel tube. Do I cut off all of the metal tubing and rebuild it out of rubber hose? The short rubber hoses that run from the steel line to the engine, don't seem to be leaking. But it sounds like they will soon?
Next time, before jumping off the cliff, (160 dollars?) try doing just what you did here. Write a post to a thread already started, or even start a thread. It's WAY cheaper.So I spent all afternoon, going around town, looking for this 3.50 mm braided fuel line. All the auto parts stores. All the small engine repair shops. I found myself at the foreign motorcycle shop. The BMW store. He was the only place in town that had the braided fuel line made in Germany. He didn't have the 3.5 size in stock. Only the 5.0mm. So he will "call me in a bit". When he called, he told me that he can order it out of California. After picking myself up off the floor, I agreed to pay the 160 dollars. (Because I needed it). I gave him my cc. At the last minute, he mentions WURTH FUEL LINES. I told him to hold off on the order. And that I needed to check on something.
YEP. YOU GUESSED IT. I found it on line for 12 bucks. It's also a VW product.
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Not to spoil your efforts but at the end of the day you will have the same rotten crap that came on it and doesn't hold up well.So I spent all afternoon, going around town, looking for this 3.50 mm braided fuel line. All they auto parts stores. All the small engine repair shops. I found myself at the foreign motorcycle shop. The BMW store. He was the only place in town that had the braided fuel line made in Germany. He didn't have the 3.5 size in stock. Only the 5.0mm. So he will "call me in a bit". When he called, he told me that he can order it out of California. After picking myself up off the floor, I agreed to pay the 160 dollars. (Because I needed it). I gave him my cc. At the last minute, he mentions WURTH FUEL LINES. I told him to hold off on the order. And that I needed to check on something.
YEP. YOU GUESSED IT. I found it on line for 12 bucks. It's also a VW product.
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Howdy,So, is there a better product out there?????
Name | Value |
CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | ROUND |
INSIDE DIAMETER | 3.5 MILLIMETERS NOMINAL |
LAYER COMPOSITION AND LOCATION | OUTER LAYER BRAIDED COTTON CORD |
INSIDE SURFACE CONDITION | SMOOTH |
SPECIAL FEATURES | COMES IN A 20 METER ROLL (66 FT.) |
MATERIAL | RUBBER BUTADIENE-ACRYLONITRILE CLASS NBR TUBE |
MEDIA FOR WHICH DESIGNED | FUEL/OIL, HYDROCARBON SINGLE RESPONSE AND WATER SINGLE RESPONSE AND AIR SINGLE RESPONSE |
The Gates fuel hose I suggested earlier is rated for use as a diesel fuel return line. In fact it is claimed to be submersible and for use all the way to E85 gas. Time will tell but I would hazard to guess it is far superior to the cloth covered original fuel hose.So, is there a better product out there?????
No, just cut a shallow slit in the crimped collers and peel the metal away.
I used 1/8" and 1/4" Gates brand fuel hose from O'Reilly Auto Parts on mine. They have some nice fuel injection clamps for the injector hose but spring clamps should work fine.
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