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Old 03-27-2012, 02:25 PM
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Just ordered Gates 27093, 1' length 5/16 ID submersible fuel injection line, from my local O'Reillys for $26. I prefer not to risk it. It's only a 2-hour job to swap the line.

I'll do an experiment and soak my spare H357 hose in gas and see what happens.
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it will swell and pop off the pump eventually
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Originally Posted by Atomic
it will swell and pop off the pump eventually
It's clamped on both ends, but I see what you're saying. It will fail eventually when I'm in the middle of nowhere when it's 110F outside.
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That stuff on jegs is what I run. And yeah, if its not rated for submersion it will swell up and either burst or blow off of a connector. That dayco **** did it like 3 separate times. Went -6 braided after that..
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Call Lonnie at lonnies performance and get some stock plastic corrugated line with the special Otiker (sp.?) clamps that the factory uses as they dont pinch the line causing a leak.

This stuff lasts for years and isnt expensive. Just my advice bud.
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I've got 27093 - 5/16"x1' Gates for $23 shipped. Also have 27097 - 3/8"x1' Gates for $25 shipped. If anyone needs some contact me.
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I used generic fuel line in a pinch on my Aeromotive pump install with clamps and it swole up and popped off in about 3 days. I ordered and installed the Gates 27093 and so far so good.
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I swapped the line today, and good thing I did!!!

The hose actually wasn't in bad shape. It did swell slightly and feels a little mushier. But here's the part that got me. The side of the hose says

"FUEL VAPOR >PCV/EEC< 5/16 INCH (8.0mm) SAE 30R7 NOT FOR FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS MADE IN U.S.A. BY GATES"

No wonder it was so cheap, those dumbasses gave me the wrong hose. I'm very glad I swapped it out. The Gates 27093 fit perfectly. Took about 1.5 hours to change.
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Good thing you swapped it when you did.. you can never trust parts people either, most of them just know how to sell the part.....
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I tell people, if its not $20 a foot and made by gates you got the wrong stuff.


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