kit fuel line

shiloh0 · #1 09-06-2008, 12:07 AM

ok, what's up with the "fuel line" they give you with these motor kits? every time i put one together i come to the fuel line and then with shaking hands
i bend it, examine the thickness, smell it , etc. then i think, well maybe they fixed it and i put it on. the gas seeps down the carb and drips from the float bowl. or it doesn't until you touch the line slightly then it starts leaking.

i keep thinking maybe just once they could (at the chinese motor factory) send a guy out back to put the thing together and report on it. so they could fix any defects. maybe they do this already and leaking gas is not considered a defect in china. or maybe thats all they can find for fuel line.

im not a sino-phobiac by any means, but it's just frustrating that little, but important issues can't be corrected.

GoFastBicycles · #2 09-06-2008, 09:02 AM

I had the same probs. Use small wire ties as clamps works like a charm.

**Bikeguy Joe** · #3 09-06-2008, 09:33 AM

Buy some real 3/16" gas line and secure with zip ties, wire, or small spring hose clamps.

Pablo · #4 09-06-2008, 10:18 AM

Just use the supplied tube up for the filter to carb link (Use 1/4" valve to filter). But change that garbage once a month or so - then find some 3/16" line. Mine never leaked but it shrinks and gets brittle. I use zip ties. They are cheap, small and do a great job. No leaks!

Saddletramp1200 · #5 09-06-2008, 02:03 PM

The higher end auto parts stores have stainless braided fuel line by the foot. They are NOT cheap, but rocket fuel won't hurt them. Clamps are about a buck each. about 10.00 usd.

deacon · #6 09-06-2008, 04:18 PM

I have black fuel line from the auto parts store seems to work at least it doesn't get brittle and break in the cold.

HoughMade · #7 09-10-2008, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by deacon

I have black fuel line from the auto parts store seems to work at least it doesn't get brittle and break in the cold.

That's what I use...and personally, I think the clear/yellowish fuel line looks cheap- but to each their own. I would never run a fuel line without a proper spring clamp, spring-wire clamp or worm-drive band clamp at each connection. Those things were not invented for no reason.

**2door** · #8 09-18-2008, 02:19 PM

Something to keep in mind when buying fuel hose from an auto parts store. Because of the new alcohol blend fuels you should always opt for the high priced fuel line as opposed to the older/cheaper, neoprene type. I got an emergency e-mail from my auto insurance company regarding this issue a year ago and shortly after experienced a fuel leak on my hot rod. The old fuel line had deteriorated due to its incompatibility with the alcohol fuels we have here in Colorado. Like the man says, "It ain't cheap." but what's a couple of dollars compared with the price to replace your bike/hot rod/boat etc. if it burns?

jasonh · #9 09-18-2008, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 2door

The old fuel line had deteriorated due to its incompatibility with the alcohol fuels we have here in Colorado. Like the man says, "It ain't cheap." but what's a couple of dollars compared with the price to replace your bike/hot rod/boat etc. if it burns?

Pretty soon it's gonna go from "Big Oil" to "Big Corn"

Pablo · #10 09-18-2008, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonh

Pretty soon it's gonna go from "Big Oil" to "Big Corn"

Is that like cornholio?