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tygon and ethanol

Postby 38racing » Sun May 21, 2017 5:39 pm

since other thread is locked I was just looking at my aftermarket parts supplier. for each size they show 2 tygon numbers with one of them saying it it's ethanol compatible so I assume that the other one is not.
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Re: tygon and ethanol

Postby KE4AVB » Sun May 21, 2017 5:46 pm

What are the Tygon numbers?
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Re: tygon and ethanol

Postby 38racing » Sun May 21, 2017 7:01 pm

KE4AVB wrote:What are the Tygon numbers?

info at this link
https://www.bantasaw.com/catalog/browse.asp?i=1850
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Re: tygon and ethanol

Postby 38racing » Sun May 21, 2017 7:04 pm

sort of related. Friend has hitachi trimmer with cracked fuel pickup line. part number is 6698716 (apparently Tanaka) . It's the black soft type going through a grommet (sold separately) . I'm wondering if I can just replace with whatever line I have assuming I have some that fits.
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Re: tygon and ethanol

Postby KE4AVB » Sun May 21, 2017 8:09 pm

Most of lines are the F-4040-A line with the exception the LP-1200 line. I haven't tried any of the LP-1200 so I can't say if it is any better or not personally. Mainly because of the bad results I had with the True Blue line from Stens which was supposedly 100% ethanol resistance. The LP-1200 supposedly has a liner the is ethanol resistance but that doesn't mean the rest of line is when submerged. For me the F-4040-A is $28 per 50' where the LP-1200 is $36 per 50' when it come the .080 line.

Yes you can use what fits properly though if I could I would go with the Nitrile rubber line. You just want a very good seal. I have seen some that black plasticize line and it wasn't very good at all. I even have drill out a few molded grommets and install a new line in them.
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Re: tygon and ethanol

Postby Fulltilt » Sun May 21, 2017 8:20 pm

38racing wrote:
KE4AVB wrote:What are the Tygon numbers?

info at this link
https://www.bantasaw.com/catalog/browse.asp?i=1850


More info at this link :http://www.processsystems.saint-gobain.com/product-selector-panel
Just use the application >( lawn & garden) and the chemical resitance ( 1. ethanol & 2. gasoline ) dropdowns. It will bring up what's compatible.

But I suppose you would be limited to Canuck $upplier$, right?
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