Fuel and plastic!

[locky]

Does fuel rot plastic? i know it rots certain rubbers, but wot bout plastic?
Cheers,
Locky!

[Ben (lurk75)]

i think its the same as rubber it rots some and not others.

Petrol cans are plastic and they dont rot but if you put it in a milk container it will melt through.

[frog_southampton]

what if ya spill petrol on ya side skirts?

[Ben (lurk75)]

They will evaporate :!:

[locky]

lol
Why im asking is im going to use some plastic u bend from b+q for my filler hose, ATM im using hydraulic fittings, and it keeps clunking on my axle lol!
I think im driving a death trap! lol

[greg00uk]

completely off the subject but the yanks have made the first plastic manifold for race cars!

[novax]

Some early Corsas have plastic inlet manifolds as well. Locky, the question is why aren't you using the proper pipe that Vauxhall fitted to the car? plumbing pipe will melt.

[locky]

Coz its a 5dr, and the filler is further back, and shaped differently! iv had 2 make up my own pipe! took bloody ages!

[mikeoxford]

dont vauxhall do a five door pipe then?

[locky]

Yes but the filler port is in the middle of the tank pointing 2 the rear, the 3dr tank has the filler port on the side!
so u mite get the idea of my long hose n hydro fittings lol!
il show u at the next meet!

[mikeoxford]

oooo i get it now

its cos u put a gte tank in cos of the inline pump................?

during the 1.6 conversion?

[locky]

Yep thats rite! The fuel pump was mounted in the same place as the GTE/GSI, its just the tanks are different! it prob was the worst part of the conversion! it takes 2ice as long 2 put fuel in the car now as the pump gun keeps clicking, coz the pipe is filling up with fuel! Bit of a pain, but hey!

[Ben (lurk75)]

try some flexi pipe used for exhausts, good stuff!