NEVER...NEVER USE E15 IN A MOTORCYCLE (please)when I'm on the road might be E15
NEVER...NEVER USE E15 IN A MOTORCYCLE (please)when I'm on the road might be E15
Just checked McMaster Carr's website for the F 4040-AA couple years ago, I bought an un-opened 50-foot box of Tygon SE-200 for $50 on eBay. The box, the sealed plastic bag, and every foot of the line were properly labeled. I looked up that code before I bought it, and it was good. It is a clear variant. One dollar per foot. The seller had two more boxes -- was going to post it on the Forum, but never got around to it.
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I'm just going to use what Tygon that I have and see how well it worksCan I offer a meek response.? Fruel line is really cheap compared to the hassle of a leak 2 or 3 or 4 years later. Replace it if the last time you had your tank off is two years ago.
It must be E10 which I use when on the road not the E15NEVER...NEVER USE E15 IN A MOTORCYCLE (please)
At home we have 4 choices at the pump luckily they are labeled plainly so you can pick the unoxygenated fuel for your small engines but if you are day dreaming theres diesel to chose from among the 3 other grades of gasThere is another grade/type of gas at the pump that you shouldn't buy. Some pumps have 'Unleaded 88' boasting 88 octane instead of 85 or 87 and it's cheaper. This 'Unleaded 88' is actually E15 in disguise. The Feds are trying to fool into using it. DON'T USE IT EITHER...
I worked for a very knowledgeable PhD in chemistry. He pointed out that cheap windshield wipers streaked after 6 months because the manufacturer skipped on the antioxidants in the mix. The polymer is cheap, the antioxidant and impact modifier (adds rubbery feel and rubbery properties) ate expensive.Plastics vs sunlight.........some of the deteriorated fuel lines that I've seen could have very much been caused by direct sunlight instead of the fuel that they transferred. just another variable in this equation, not discussed.
Looks like Aircraft Spruce EU are likely the only source I can trust here. I put a deal of trust in their ability to source the real mccoy.Tygon isn't a particular "type" of tubing. It's nothing more than a "brand name." Here's the Wiki...
Tygon is a brand name for a family of flexible polymer tubing consisting of a variety of materials to be used "across a range of specialized fluid transfer requirements".[1] The specific composition of each type is a trade secret. Some variants have multiple layers of different materials. Tygon is a registered trademark of Saint-Gobain Corporation. It is an invented word, owned and used by Saint-Gobain and originated in the late 1930s. Tygon products are produced in three countries, but sold throughout the world. Tygon tubing is used in many markets, including food and beverage, chemical processing, industrial, laboratory, medical, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor processing. There are many formulations of clear, flexible, Tygon tubing. The chemical resistance and physical properties vary among the different formulations, but the tubing generally is intended to be "so resistant to chemical attack that it will handle practically any chemical", whether liquid, gas, or slurry.
It looks like different companies... mostly Chines I suspect, have latched onto the Tygon name, rendering it pretty much useless as a determiner of quality. Unless it comes with the trademarked name or logo, it's an illegal knockoff of god only knows quality and usage.
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WTF engine is that? Looks interesting.I used the opaque Tygon (thick) line on Go Kart applications. Almost impossible to remove from barbed fittings and push on filters. It usually had to be cut off with a razor knife. Ended up using the yellow neoprene transparent line. The only problem was if it sat for a week it became hard as a rock.
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