GQ PATROL LONG RANGE FUEL TANK- WHAT SORT OF FILLER HOSE??
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gonebush SA
Hi, we have a GQ Patrol that has LPG/petrol and when the LPG was put on a long range fuel tank was installed as the gas tank is where the petrol tank was all this done before we bought it. anyway our trouble is that the original filler hose (blue corrugated type) has gone
rock hard and split, and we have since found out that that hose doesn't meet legislation any more, so we need to buy a new hose and can't seem to findout what hose is used now or where to get it from, so we are hoping that someone out there knows what is used or where we can try to buy it. the measurements are- where it fits to the tank is 41.29mm, the filler neck is 42.61mm and the flang on the filler neck is 45.64mm, and is between 1.5 to 2 metres long, because of where the hose goes it has slight curves but not sharp bends.
thanks from Chris.
Reply By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:56
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:56
Clarke Rubber maybe or google Fuel hose suppliers.
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Reply By: MrBitchi (QLD) - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:06
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:06
Ask an LPG installer.
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Follow Up By: gonebush SA - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:07
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:07
we have asked 3 of them and still no joy.
chris.
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Follow Up By: MrBitchi (QLD) - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:09
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:09
How about someone like Pirtek?
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Reply By: wicket - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:19
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:19
Try contacting BL Shipway on
Richmond Rd
Richmond ph 08 83521144
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Follow Up By: gonebush SA - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:34
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:34
thanks for that i just tried them and because we have unleaded their hoses are not suitable because they don't know how the petrol will react with the hose, so they wont sell it to us, from chris.
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Reply By: Bryan (WA) - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 13:06
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 13:06
I have a brown davis long range tank in my GQ. they use 2 pieces of pre-bent steel pipe joined by a short rubber pipe in the middle.
I would recommend ringing them in QLD - Im sure they would be able to assist.
Mine is unleaded, so the fuel hose they are using will be correct.
regards
Bryan
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Follow Up By: Member - greg w (VIC) - Thursday, Jul 01, 2010 at 21:12
Thursday, Jul 01, 2010 at 21:12
HI Gonebush ...go to or give them a call .Long RangeAutomotive in
Lilydale vic. I have a GQ TB 4.2 efi on gas with a long range tank and the same happened to
mine .they have the right stuff and it fitted perfect ..greg
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Follow Up By: Member - greg w (VIC) - Thursday, Jul 01, 2010 at 21:18
Thursday, Jul 01, 2010 at 21:18
HI Gonebush again.also there is a breather hose ? ask for a bit longer than you need ,rememberto dip the hose into hot hot water to get it on the larger end...cheers
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Reply By: Moose - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 13:06
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 13:06
Ring someone like ARB or TJM. They must heaps of the appropriate hose and no doubt would sell you some.
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Reply By: Paul G K (vic) - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 13:53
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 13:53
Hi Chris
Look for an industrial hose supplier. In
Melbourne we have Purple Pig they supply all different types and sizes of hoses.
regards Paul
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Reply By: Member - Scrubby (VIC) - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 15:53
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 15:53
G`day Chris,
I installed an auxillary tank last year and used exhaust pipe up and over the axle and connected to the tank and filler using the fuel (oil) rated Hydraulic hose from a Hydraulic Engineering Firm. Hose is the same as is used on drilling rigs etc.
Expensive to buy but better than having a failure due to buying the incorrect type.
Regards,
Scrubby.
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Reply By: Shaker - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 16:25
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 16:25
Black fuel hose has a brown line or printing on it.
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 16:38
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 16:38
Type "Fuel filler hose" in to Google.
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Reply By: Brad (S.A.) - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 17:07
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 17:07
Try this mob
Cheers, Brad
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Reply By: Dave... Adelaide (SA - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 18:45
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 18:45
Where abouts are you Chris?
Cheers....Dave
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Follow Up By: gonebush SA - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 21:36
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 21:36
hi, we are in
Goolwa SA, but don't mind travelling to
Adelaide if we can find the right stuff.
chris.
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Reply By: 4X4Treker - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 19:38
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 19:38
B.L.Shipway on
Richmond Road stock all sorts of hose and would be a good place to try .
217
Richmond Road,
RICHMOND SA 5033 (08) 8352 1144 or if you are north
183A Philip Hwy, ELIZABETH SOUTH, 5112 (08) 8287 1144
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Reply By: gonebush SA - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 21:46
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 21:46
hi, i have been on the phone and the net most of the day trying to sort this out. the only hose i have found is getting it from
Melbourne at the cost of $250 for 2 metres. i did find one place in
Adelaide today that deal with hoses and belts and they had the right size hose and all seemed good until he asked what sort of fuel we use, when i said unleaded he wont sell me any as the hose they have they don't know how it would react with unleaded even though it is fine with diesel, but he said that because there are so many types of unleaded they can't
test the hose with it and don't know how long it would last, so another company got crossed off of my ever shortening list.
thanks for all the help so far chris.
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 23:19
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 23:19
I suggested a Google search this is the first on the list:
DAYCO FUEL FILLER HOSE
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Follow Up By: gonebush SA - Friday, Jun 11, 2010 at 08:35
Friday, Jun 11, 2010 at 08:35
hi, yes have looked at them but the hose size is wrong as they go from 38mm to 45mm, the 38mm is to small and the 45mm works out to large for the tank end. most
places only seem to have those sizes that's why we don't know what to use.
we are going to try to see if we can get our local engineering works to sleeve the pipes to bring it down to 38mm and then hopefully all will be good.
thanks from chris.
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Reply By: mechpete - Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 22:12
Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 22:12
my GQ has had a long
ranger tank in it for 10 years , Iv,e had it out 3 or 4 times to do various things and the original filler hose that nissan fitted is still
able to be taken off an put back on very easily .
cheers mechpete
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HI Gonebush ...go to or give them a call .Long RangeAutomotive in
Lilydale vic. I have a GQ TB 4.2 efi on gas with a long range tank and the same happened to
mine .they have the right stuff and it fitted perfect ..greg
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HI Gonebush again.also there is a breather hose ? ask for a bit longer than you need ,rememberto dip the hose into hot hot water to get it on the larger end...cheers
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