Yellow Gas/Oil Tubing Melting
05-12-2003, 05:44 PM
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Yellow Gas/Oil Tubing Melting
I've got a smoke system set up on my Extra/ 160FX Slimline Pitts Preheater.
The problem is that the line which connects to the muffler, keeps melting and falling off. Or at least that's what it looks like. I trimmed it last time and tie wrapped it back on. Once again, it came off and the end looks like it's been melted.
It's possible that it falls off and falls against the head of the engine, but I wouldn't think it would melt.
Any other tubing suggestions? Tygon? Or is that what the yellow line is?
Mike
The problem is that the line which connects to the muffler, keeps melting and falling off. Or at least that's what it looks like. I trimmed it last time and tie wrapped it back on. Once again, it came off and the end looks like it's been melted.
It's possible that it falls off and falls against the head of the engine, but I wouldn't think it would melt.
Any other tubing suggestions? Tygon? Or is that what the yellow line is?
Mike
05-12-2003, 05:57 PM
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Yellow Gas/Oil Tubing Melting
I don't think the head would get hot enough to melt the tubing. The header, maybe. I had the tubing melt on the preheat tube. I had to silver solider an extension on to get it farther away from the high heat of the header. After I ran it 3 inches away it stopped melting.
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05-12-2003, 06:42 PM
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Yellow Gas/Oil Tubing Melting
assuming your using tygon (gas line-yellow), it melts easily, run a 1 or 2" pc of silicone tubing from the smoke tap and connect it to the tygon. Silicone will take the heat. you might have to change the silicone end a few times per season
