I have replaced my fuel lines with Tygon tubing, and I really like how flexible it is. Unfortunately, after about a year, the tubing has become HARD! I bought some 90ยบ inline filters from Cycle Gear to add to my fuel lines, but the lines are too stiff to trust adding the filters to them. I'll have to replace them again, at over $2.30/ft., and would really like to protect them from getting stiff again.
The way I understand it, the cause of the hardening of the lines is UV exposure. I'm trying to come up with a reasonably cost-effective way of preventing UV exposure, but retaining the flexibility of the Tygon. I found some stuff called Nylon multifilament sleeving that seems like it might work, but I'm not sure. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem?
I know there is the option of braided stainless lines, but with the octy and inline filters, the cost of the end fittings really gets astronomical, and I'm not sure if there's even enough room for them around the octy. I'm sure the flexibility isn't all that great either.
The way I understand it, the cause of the hardening of the lines is UV exposure. I'm trying to come up with a reasonably cost-effective way of preventing UV exposure, but retaining the flexibility of the Tygon. I found some stuff called Nylon multifilament sleeving that seems like it might work, but I'm not sure. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem?
I know there is the option of braided stainless lines, but with the octy and inline filters, the cost of the end fittings really gets astronomical, and I'm not sure if there's even enough room for them around the octy. I'm sure the flexibility isn't all that great either.
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