Re: Gas Tank Fixes

[dherv10@xxxx]

Steve, I can understand your resistance about a new product. Some 
people have a natural built in resistance to someting new. But let me 
assure you and others that a lot of time went into researching the 
hose/tubing. I talked to several manufacturing companies about our 
application, the tubing had to live in gasoline. Most recommended a 
product called Viton which has been around a long time. It is rated 
good in gasoline. I didn't want good, I wanted excellent, Tygon's 
Fluran Severe environment is a step above Viton. You can read the 
brief specs I posted at:http://www.specialtauto.com/fuelsystems.htm 
or you can go to www.tygon.com to read all the specs on this product 
and others. It will take care of the high cost and the fuel tank 
problems for years to come. This product wasn't even made when the De 
Lorean came out. What I liked about it was the temp, 400 degrees F or 
204 degrees c, working environment and brittle temp down to -60 
degree F and it's resistance to corrosive chemicals and solvents. 
Gasoline companies put a lot of chemicals in the tank today that 
wasn't used 20 years ago, this is a modern tubing for a modern day 
problem. Things change.
John hervey
www.specialTauto.com 


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, srubano@xxxx wrote:
> The use of a straight fuel line hose in the gas tank for the fuel 
> pick up line is not recommended. Because the hose needs to bent at 
> certain points this will cause a restriction. Even though the hose 
> does not seem kinked, it will over time. Heat and just the plain 
Fuel 
> itself will normally soften the hose a little which will cause it 
to 
> kink if it is bent when it's not made to bend. Another example 
would 
> be cooling lines. If you took a straight coolant line and bent it 
> into position, it looks like it will work. Put a few miles on it 
with 
> the heat and fluids and you'll see the line will start to kink at 
the 
> bend and restrict the flow of coolant...that's why there are pre-
> fabricated bent hoses.
> 
> It's recommended to use the pre-fabricated bent fuel pick up hoses 
> that the Delorean vendors carry. When it is installed it will 
> naturally lay in position with all of the bends in its proper 
> determined place. They are new...not NOS and are also extremely 
> durable. I believe Rob has spent about 3 or more years researching 
> the different materials that submersible fuel lines are made of and 
> found an extremely long lasting durable one. Most lines after being 
> put into a tank full of gas will either dry out and crack or soften 
> too much where it will collapse. The one that Rob has found has not 
> experienced either problem.
> 
> Steve
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxx, dherv10@xxxx wrote:
> > Group, If you would like to see the new products for the gas 
tank. 
> > Filter screens, gas pick up lines, return lines, go to the web 
site 
> > under fuel systems. I also added several new other products in 
> other 
> > places.http://www.specialtauto.com/fuelsystems.htm
> > Thank
> > John Hervey
> > www.specialTauto.com