SleepinGVR4
Well-known member
OK so I have a Toyota supra fuel pump and a 6" rubber fuel hose that connects the pump to the bottom of the sending unit.
I've blown a hole in it twice now. First time was about 8 months ago and the second time was yesterday. First time it burst was when I came outside from the movies and my car wouldn't start due to zero fuel pressure. And yesterday it happened right after I accelerated some what aggressively and when I came to a stop light my car stalled. I limped it to a parking lot and figured it had to be the same problem again.
Anyway I was wondering if the ethanol they add to the fuel would cause this rubber fuel hose to break down over time? But its not like I'm running e85 or anything its just 93 with the 10% ethanol they put in all the gas here in PA.
This guy at auto zone, said some local guy came in and said he has been having the same problem. I probably have some braided -6AN line I could put on there. It would probably keep the hose from bursting but I guess it could still get a hole in the rubber and leak past the stainless braid. I don't know. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
Or should I just get some line approved for ethanol?
Oh and huge thanks to Hill (1941Galant) for coming and bringing me tools to help me fix this problem again!
I've blown a hole in it twice now. First time was about 8 months ago and the second time was yesterday. First time it burst was when I came outside from the movies and my car wouldn't start due to zero fuel pressure. And yesterday it happened right after I accelerated some what aggressively and when I came to a stop light my car stalled. I limped it to a parking lot and figured it had to be the same problem again.
Anyway I was wondering if the ethanol they add to the fuel would cause this rubber fuel hose to break down over time? But its not like I'm running e85 or anything its just 93 with the 10% ethanol they put in all the gas here in PA.
This guy at auto zone, said some local guy came in and said he has been having the same problem. I probably have some braided -6AN line I could put on there. It would probably keep the hose from bursting but I guess it could still get a hole in the rubber and leak past the stainless braid. I don't know. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
Or should I just get some line approved for ethanol?
Oh and huge thanks to Hill (1941Galant) for coming and bringing me tools to help me fix this problem again!