Fuel line trick #2

67L36Driver · Sep 28, 2011

Need to make a fuel line for a Homie XL-101 type. The outlet hole in the fuel tank is a tad over 5/16" and the tygon is loose in the hole. So, rounded up a length of 1/8" o.d. x .014" wall brass tube and cut a 1/2"-3/4" in length of it. Some 5/16" o.d. x 1/4" i.d. tygon and some 1/4" o.d. x 1/8" i.d. tygon.

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Insert the brass tubing in the end of the 1/4" x 1/8". Shove it all the way in.
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Insert the 1/4" tygon w/brass into the end of the 5/16 x 1/4. Notice the bulge. Very important to have a bulge. Get the full length of the brass tube inside the 5/16" tygon.
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Continue next panel.

67L36Driver · Sep 28, 2011

Run the 5/16" x 1/4" tygon into the filler hole and out the exit.
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Pull hard on the end of the 5/16" tygon untill you can see half the length of the brass tubing.
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Cut each end of your new fuel hose to length and attach to carb. and fuel filter.

Beats the snot out of ebay price of 25 USD for a NOS line of unknown age (hard/brittle).

JRepairsK70e · Sep 28, 2011

thats a real smart fix ,i gotta remember that one ,got plenty of tygon around ,and the clear tubing will allow you to see any air bubbles if the tubing develops any cracks jk

Eccentric · Sep 29, 2011

Neat trick Carl. :cheers:

brad1000s · Sep 29, 2011

Why dont you use Stens part# 610-212? It is a replacement like for homie XL's

jimbo1490 · Sep 29, 2011

A neat trick to add on to your trick:

Du-Bro (a RC/Archery/Angling hobby parts mfgr) makes tiny little hose barbs that you can easily solder on to a piece of small brass tubing. I like to use these whenever I make up a splice fitting or custom elbow or tee fitting since they won't let the hose slip off after the initial softening of the line upon exposure to fuel.

Jimbo

67L36Driver · Sep 29, 2011

Fuel Line Trick #1: http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/165040.htm

brad1000s
Why dont you use Stens part# 610-212? It is a replacement like for homie XL's

I'm cheap.

Found it. http://www.ebay.com/itm/610-212-Hom...459?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c8d9fc23

Not a real bad price + shipping.

The last one I found was $19.95 + $5.00 shipping. Yikes!!

67L36Driver · Sep 29, 2011

jimbo1490 said:
A neat trick to add on to your trick:

Du-Bro (a RC/Archery/Angling hobby parts mfgr) makes tiny little hose barbs that you can easily solder on to a piece of small brass tubing. I like to use these whenever I make up a splice fitting or custom elbow or tee fitting since they won't let the hose slip off after the initial softening of the line upon exposure to fuel.

Jimbo

I suspected the R.C. car/plane segment of the hobby had 'stuff' we could use.

motobike · Sep 29, 2011

Fuel Line Tip

Thanks for the tip.

knockbill · Sep 29, 2011

67L36Driver said:
Need to make a fuel line for a Homie XL-101 type. The outlet hole in the fuel tank is a tad over 5/16" and the tygon is loose in the hole. So, rounded up a length of 1/8" o.d. x .014" wall brass tube and cut a 1/2"-3/4" in length of it. Some 5/16" o.d. x 1/4" i.d. tygon and some 1/4" o.d. x 1/8" i.d. tygon.

thats exactly how i replaced teh fuel hose on my craftsman 2.3/16.... couldn't find any hose with the right od to seal the tank, so i figured a force fit would be the next best thing...it worked using the same size hose, cut and coupled with a piece of tubing,, its been 3-4 years now,,,
i had that saw before i found this forum,,,so i had to figure it out myself!!!!!

kev1n · Sep 29, 2011

That's a nice tip, I bought a 50' roll of the gray homelite line on ebay and couldn't be happier. It seems like new line to me and it was 1/2 the price of the tygon I bought locally. I use it on almost everything these days, and it holds up for impulse lines as well.

ncfarmboy · Sep 30, 2011

If anyone needs them I have 10-12 bought by mistake. PM me.
Shep

67L36Driver · Sep 30, 2011

ncfarmboy said:
If anyone needs them I have 10-12 bought by mistake. PM me.
Shep

Ten or twelve of what? XL-100 series fuel lines?

67L36Driver · Mar 12, 2016

Pictures missing from first post:

67L36Driver · Mar 12, 2016

Tank installation pictures;

bob393 · Mar 12, 2016

That is amazing and exactly what I needed, Thank you!
I think that's my saw too.

67L36Driver · May 20, 2016

Bump!

Just because.

Okie · May 21, 2016

A hair dryer or electric heat gun can be used to soften tygon so as to expand the internal diameter easier, or run hot water thru the tubing.

A electric heat gun will get it too hot all at once if not careful. Experiment with a small piece of tubing first.

67L36Driver · May 21, 2016

Yup. The Vidal Sasoon two speed my daughter left behind.[emoji108]

a. palmer jr. · May 21, 2016

Shrink tubing works pretty well to take up a little space..

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