1967 Ford 2000 diesel 3cyl return line hoses

Injectors return line hoses does not leak but look
very bad cracked etc.

I would like to put new hoses. Auto parts in our area have only rubber gas line hose. Will the fuel damage these hoses intended for gas ?

Thanks in advance.

Bart

rubber 'fuel line' hose from napa ( off the bulk role ) is what i put on my 3000.. been that way now for about 4ys...

The burned 3600 I had needed all the return lines replaced. I used ordinary 3/16"? fuel line from Napa to replace them.
Then I went to the hardware store and bought those little pinch open hose clamps to secure them.
They can be found in those small slide out boxes of misc hardware and come in several sizes.
Cheaper than hose clamps and I think look better.

Yep. Same for me in my diesel 2000. NAPA hoses.

I get hose from the local hydraulic hose repair,,, I dunno what it is but its for Diesel.. I do not use hose made for gas and will not... The local NAPA store sent me there cuzz they do not have are list a hose for rated Diesel.... If you have a local hose repair check them out...

The NAPA stuff will probably be OK, or simply go to any local diesel injection pump repair shop and get the correct stuff.

ever been at a fuel pump station that sells both diesel and gas and look at the hoses...

goodyear flexsteel is the type used at the filling station nearest my farm.

It mentions 'GAS' ont he hose and some pressure and size specs.

when you go to goodyear and look up the hose.. you fid it is good for a huge range of liquids, including oil, diesel, kerosene, some organic solvents.. etc.

A quick check of parker fuel dispensing hose revealed this: ( even their cheap non pressure / no vacume gravity feed 7174 hose lists these fuels! )

Biodiesel (to B20 in dedicated service), diesel, ethanol, gasoline, oil

The common dayco b7/tc4 hose that is often seen on pumps ALSO lists these same fuels.

cursory look on napa's site shows their bulk 'fuel hose' meets:

SAE 30R10 specification and is capable of handling gasoline, alcohol-extended gasoline or diesel fuel, Utilizing a special compound called Fluoroelastomer (FKM), which resists gas permeation and retards aging, and aramid-fiber reinforcement

If your napa sent you away because they don't think they sell hose rated fro diesel.. it simply means they do not read the specs on the stuff they sell...

I will note that vapa ALSO sells plain black rubber vacume hose.. and that stuff is NOT rated for any type of solvents of fuel and WILL degrade pretty quick.

Soundguy

I am not a Diesel guy ell I have a hard time spill'n it... Looks like I am gonna learn a little about it cuzz I just brought one... I ordered up a fuel can today ( Gotta start somewhere) .... I do get to work on one every now and again if they twist my arm... Just being the quire arse MF'er I am I want to dagumm hose to say its for DDDDDiesel on it...

My observations lead me to believe common fuel line rated for gas does not hold up well but I don't know the quality of fuel line that they used to replace it with... I can say what I have taken off from different machines the original hose is not common gas fuel line...

I dunno what brand the local hose repair has but its a good knock off of what I see on OEM diesels...

Thanks to all for your replies

Greatly appreciated !


Bart