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flexible fuel line attachments
Ian D - 28/9/06 at 08:47 PM

Is it ok to use cable ties to attach the flexible fuel lines to the 25mm box sections of the chasis?

Thanks
Ian

chockymonster - 28/9/06 at 08:50 PM

I'd say no.
The cable tie will chafe through.
I used rubber lined P-Clips to keep them secure.

RazMan - 28/9/06 at 09:44 PM

Agreed, P clips would be the better option but playing Devil's advocate here - why would cable ties chafe if they were tightly fixed?

[Edited on 28-9-06 by RazMan]

DavidM - 28/9/06 at 10:22 PM

When my car was SVA'd the inspector was telling me that he'd seen some of the rigid brake pipes on a Caterham CSR secured with cable ties. He felt it was not ideal, but said secured is secured.

I used plastic P clips myself for brakes and fuel and they passed OK, although I used rigid lines wherever possible and kept flexible lines as short as possible so they didn't need securing.

David

[Edited on 28/9/06 by DavidM]

chockymonster - 29/9/06 at 09:48 AM

quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
Agreed, P clips would be the better option but playing Devil's advocate here - why would cable ties chafe if they were tightly fixed?

[Edited on 28-9-06 by RazMan]


You're clamping the rubber hose with an inflexible piece of plastic, any movement in the hose may chafe against the cable tie