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KB9LOR

My GT-1642 has a hard type fuel line, can I switch it out to a flexible type?

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Shuboxlover

Hard as in some sort of copper or steel?

I just replaced mine with 1/4" fuel line from NAPA....$1.36/ft

It's inexpensive and it should last for years.

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Duff

.....or hard as in so old and dried out the rubber has all but petrified? I had a chunk of fuel line on my oldest 312 that was as stiff as a board and literally snapped like a stick when I bent it to get it off the tractor. :banghead:

I run soft line on all my equipment - no problems!

Duff :thumbs:

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KB9LOR

Hard as in some sort of copper or steel?

No like in hard plastic, don't know why it is, unless to keep from collapsing?

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Buzz

If you have a metal (steel/copper) fuel line now and want to switch to rubber you have to change the fittings also. Metal line use compression style fittings and rubber use barb style fittings.

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Buzz

I think hard plastic lines use compression fittings also..........

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KB9LOR

I think hard plastic lines use compression fittings also..........

Nope, barb fittings, total pain in the petoot! got the tranny back in the mower today, went to hook up the fuel line and the valve came out and medded the grommet up on the valve, dang plastic crud!!!

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Don1977

It's some type of plastic line it gets hard after it has been on there a few years. I use it, bought a bunch when I was running go karts. Go ahead and change it to a good rubber gas line.

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bitten

Has anyone here switched to metal or copper lines? I have thought about doing it on one of mine. Dont think it would be to hard.

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KB9LOR

Thanks for everyone's comments, I willl be replacing the hard plastic line with rubber fuel line, and bitten, have not tried that, and really to me would be a pain to convert to metal/copper fuel line, do not like compression fittings.

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rick

Bitten, if you decide to change to metal lines be sure to use steel, not copper.

The vibration will fatigue the copper line, and cause it to break. This is the reason brake lines are steel, not copper.

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Rick

I was thinking about using steel gas line. Who can afford copper :thumbs:

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rustynut

my oldest wheel horse has the original gas line or what i think it is its just copper line runnin all the way form gas tank to fuel pump then to the carb

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pfrederi

Bitten, if you decide to change to metal lines be sure to use steel, not copper.

The vibration will fatigue the copper line, and cause it to break. This is the reason brake lines are steel, not copper.

You might try telling that to my 55 year old Case tractors that both have copper fuel lines and a whole lot more operating hours than most wheel horses will ever see. (and my friends Farmall M that is 63 years old with copper fuel line) :thumbs:

I think the problem with copper and brake lines is more about pressure combined with vibration

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rick

Y'all suit yourselves, I won't use copper............

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linen beige

The vibration will fatigue the copper line, and cause it to break. This is the reason brake lines are steel, not copper.

Not sure about the vibration thing, but brake lines are steel because copper will not hold the extreme pressure of a hydraulic brake system.

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KB9LOR

What is the size on the rubber fuel line? I could look it up, but someone could tell me in the time it takes me to look it up.... :thumbs:

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Duff

Pretty sure it's 1/4" ID.

Duff :thumbs:

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KB9LOR

Pretty sure it's 1/4" ID.

Duff :thumbs:

Thanks Duff, I thought that was the size, but wanted to get a second opinion! :banghead:

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