I need a 2" internal diameter pipe, about 9" long for my camper. The fuel is petrol if that makes any difference.
The old one's clearly going a bit porous which prevents me from filling up too far!
Where can I get such a beast? I've tried the usual motor factors and car accessory shops to no avail.
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This should probably be the last resort because I suspect it will be costly. However, i2i (the producers of a 4x4 is born) give a link for the suppliers of the custom hoses they used on their project vehicle. It's SFS Performance
I bought a 8" length of this pipe for my car last week, it has a spiral wire going through it too to prevent it collapsing under pressure. I'll have a look to see where I bought it and post back later tonight.
It's not cheap though, was almost a quid per inch....
Don't laugh, but try a Reliant dealer. I can't remember how long the hose is, but they have one from the filler tube to the tank.
The camper manufacturer should point you in the right direction, or the maker (franchised dealer) of the base vehicle, I would have thought.
How about a piece of rad hose. You might get one this width from a tractor or truck dealer.
Rob Graham
How about somebody like hose doctor, or hose fix...
Look in the yellow pages under hydraulic hose repairers and they should be able to help, i have puchased all sorts of odd hoses/piping of them in the past.
Tom
I agree reinforced hose is suitable for petrol, you can purchase it in 1 metre lengths from Gates rubber stockists
It's a MK1 1973 Transit coach built body. Ford's stock very little of this vintage.
The coach builder, I think, are CI Motorhomes. I doubt they are in business! This is for a MK1 1973 Transit.
Rad hoses aren't really designed to take petrol for any length of time. Most rubber items start to swell and fall apart if contaminated with oil or petrol. I would be reluctant to use them.
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And anyway - coachbuilt bodies can be a right pain. I used to have to try to maintain a fleet of Dormobile minibuses - which meant learning a lot about fibreglass repair 'cos Dormobile are long gone.
The material, so I am told, should be neoprine and not rubber. I've got details of the hose distributor in St Neots. Many thanks.
When i was building my coachbuilt motorhome i came accross this problem, needed to join the flush fillers to the tanks that had fillers directly moulded to their tops,
Went to a hydraulic hose supplier.. the type of place that makes up hydraulic hoses,
I needed something like 3.5 inch diamiter hoses (iveco van.. more a truck than a van) not a problem for the hydraulic hose company, not cheap, but then it is rated at something like 10 BAR and resistant to all oils, fuels and so on.
The spiral wire in it is a bitch to cut tho, i used a 9 inch angle grinder with a metal cutting disc on it in the end, went through it nicely, the hose material didn't even smoke like normal rubber hose does when you try this,
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CI are still in business if the '52-reg CI motorhome up the road from me is anything to go by. Also, I did a quick google for "CI Motorhome" and also for "Caravan International" to reveal a raft of dealers, all who may be able to help (but at a price:)
Europa Specialist Spares. used a 2 inch pipe on a Kit car. They do several sizes
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Many thanks for your replies. I'm picking up a metre length from a Truck parts company tomorrow. Slight overkill but if it does the job........
Thanks again.
Why a Truck company? Europa specialist spares sells it in all sizes. The Kitcar lads use it all the time
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Why not if they stock it and it's local? It's also 1/3 the price of Europa.
I've looked them up and getting a catalogue. Their site
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