Ian D
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 08:47 PM |
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flexible fuel line attachments
Is it ok to use cable ties to attach the flexible fuel lines to the 25mm box sections of the chasis?
Thanks
Ian
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chockymonster
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 08:50 PM |
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I'd say no.
The cable tie will chafe through.
I used rubber lined P-Clips to keep them secure.
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RazMan
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 09:44 PM |
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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]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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DavidM
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 10:22 PM |
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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]
Proportion is Everything
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chockymonster
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| posted on 29/9/06 at 09:48 AM |
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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
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