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10mm diameter copper micro-bore pipe for fuel line
Steelman - 8/1/09 at 10:00 AM

Is it okay to use 10mm diameter copper micro-bore central heating pipe for the fuel line

Pdlewis - 8/1/09 at 10:01 AM

thats what im using

v8kid - 8/1/09 at 10:02 AM

Me too

BenB - 8/1/09 at 10:20 AM

If 8mm microbore is okay I would have thought the only down side to 10mm is that it's quite big

Mr Whippy - 8/1/09 at 10:30 AM

I used 8mm on the Falcon and the buggy, no problems. You can solder olive compression rings to the ends to act like a flare and help prevent the hose being pulled off

[Edited on 8/1/09 by Mr Whippy]

tegwin - 8/1/09 at 10:38 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
I used 8mm on the Falcon and the buggy, no problems. You can solder olive compression rings to the ends to act like a flare and help prevent the hose being pulled off

[Edited on 8/1/09 by Mr Whippy]


Thats a bit high tech... I just used 3 jubilee clips on ach end

Mr Whippy - 8/1/09 at 10:41 AM

quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
I used 8mm on the Falcon and the buggy, no problems. You can solder olive compression rings to the ends to act like a flare and help prevent the hose being pulled off

[Edited on 8/1/09 by Mr Whippy]


Thats a bit high tech... I just used 3 jubilee clips on ach end


possibly but it sure looks better

BenB - 8/1/09 at 10:49 AM

Ooooh I like it! I was going to epoxy a bit of string round the end of the tube as a DIY flare. But some olives soldered sounds much nicer....

Bigheppy - 8/1/09 at 06:03 PM

just put a flare on the end using a brake flaring tool my set has various sizes.

LBMEFM - 8/1/09 at 06:53 PM

The subject appears to be done to death, but I agree I used micro-bore pipe and it's perfect.