

| Subject: | Re: Rubber elbow connecting filler neck and gas tank on 77 |
| From: | John Anderson |
| Date: | Fri, 05 Jul 1996 17:37:59 -0400 |
GO NOW to your local GATES rubber belt/hose dealer. He can get 57mm (2.25") fuel/oil hose in two types One is wire reinforced, one is not, likely about $10 and $5 the foot, you may have to buy 3 ft. Now I unfortunately got the wire reinforced type for the '78 because he had it on hand. It is a bit too stiff to make the bend easily as it is not bent hose like origional, still it does an OK job, in fact I got 2.5" left if anyone wants but really you would do better to seek out the stuff without wire. I fear the wire reinforced is putting too great a strain on my other filler elbow on the body. I also note, a lot of rubbers do not resist alcohol and gasoline, make SURE you get hose that does, specifically made for gas/oil. FI Gates and most others also sell hose that looks exactly the same for big diesel truck cooling systems, rubber formulation is different, gas goes right through it after a few months. I will not swear to this but I feel good ole Buna-Nitrile Rubber is the most common gas resistant rubber. Happy Hunting John
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