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roflwaffle · 09-28-2009, 06:21 PM

I had some gas stolen a while back from my pickup and they sliced open the rubber fuel line leading to the fuel tank pretty good. Since I have smog coming up, replacement needs to happen soon, however new rubber pipe is crazy expensive at $40 for the two feet I need. I figured it would be a lot more cost effective to put a metal pipe in there. I just crawled around under there and the spout looks like it's made from 1.5" tube since it looks like it has a 1.9" OD, but it also has a ridge pressed in that's probably close to the 2" ID of the rubber line, so I need something thin enough to press a bead into. Are galvanized steel and Aluminum tubing o.k. for use w/ gas?

09-28-2009, 06:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
roflwaffle 101% win Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Where I live Posts: 1,354 Camryaro - '92 Camry LE V6 90 day: 31.12 mpg (US) Toy - '82 Pickup 90 day: 24.44 mpg (US) Thanks: 81 Thanked 63 Times in 42 Posts	Question about fitting clearance I had some gas stolen a while back from my pickup and they sliced open the rubber fuel line leading to the fuel tank pretty good. Since I have smog coming up, replacement needs to happen soon, however new rubber pipe is crazy expensive at $40 for the two feet I need. I figured it would be a lot more cost effective to put a metal pipe in there. I just crawled around under there and the spout looks like it's made from 1.5" tube since it looks like it has a 1.9" OD, but it also has a ridge pressed in that's probably close to the 2" ID of the rubber line, so I need something thin enough to press a bead into. Are galvanized steel and Aluminum tubing o.k. for use w/ gas? (Support Ecomodder.com & get rid of these annoying ads!) Last edited by roflwaffle; 09-28-2009 at 07:04 PM..