Changed fuel fill hose today what a PIA..

**H2OPERF** · 05-07-2020, 08:21 PM

Had some fuel in the bilge after gasin up and freaked figured tank was leaking, let it sit no more Gas leakin so went after the fill hose...sure enough all coming apart at the bend for the gunnel . What a Freakin pain , do the mfgs think this stuffs never gonna go bad... tied a rope on the hose and pulled with a wrench tied on.. prob won't be able to bend over tomorrow lol. Lucky wasn't buried in foam to bad .. boats an 11 so really not that old.

**rgsauger** · 05-07-2020, 09:32 PM

Yeah, huge pita!

**flabum1017** · 05-07-2020, 10:25 PM

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I feel your pain

**flabum1017** · 05-07-2020, 10:26 PM

MPI makes some crappy hose

**Instigator** · 05-08-2020, 01:09 AM

Wow

Never seen that before.

**Capt.Insane-o** · 05-08-2020, 01:55 AM

It's becoming very common place now. I had some boats last year that I refused to touch until the fill and vent hoses were replaced.

**tux974** · 05-08-2020, 04:58 AM

Ouch, never seen one that bad before guys. Today's fuel is very harsh on lots of things.

**Instigator** · 05-08-2020, 08:50 AM

And yet the corn lobbyists have the OK for 15% ethanol content.

I have a 1 yr old JD zero turn that has a sticker by the fuel fill that says no more than 10%!

New a yr ago and they’re still approving it!!!

Originally Posted by tux974

Ouch, never seen one that bad before guys. Today's fuel in very harsh on lots of things.

**H2OPERF** · 05-08-2020, 09:10 AM

I ran 93 until the rec 90 was avail at local pumps.. just hoping the tank isnt full of rubber chunks waiting to get into the pickup 20 miles out lol..

**tux974** · 05-08-2020, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by Instigator

And yet the corn lobbyists have the OK for 15% ethanol content.

I have a 1 yr old JD zero turn that has a sticker by the fuel fill that says no more than 10%!

New a yr ago and they’re still approving it!!!

Yes, crazy.
Gary, funny thing we tested for the heck of it awhile ago and it was over 15, close to 20...

Have you done the glass jar let it sit some time test....

**FUJIMO** · 05-08-2020, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by tux974

Yes, crazy.
Gary, funny thing we tested for the heck of it awhile ago and it was over 15, close to 20...

Have you done the glass jar let it sit some time test....

...for showing all the water separation?...yes...its there, more than people think.

**DangerNewb** · 05-08-2020, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by tux974

Yes, crazy.
Gary, funny thing we tested for the heck of it awhile ago and it was over 15, close to 20...

Have you done the glass jar let it sit some time test....

That's why I won't use ethanol fuel in anything other than my truck. Left my track bike sitting over winter one time with ethanol fuel and Stabil. Ended up having to dump the gas out into a bucket. It had a bubble of water in it at least as big as a softball.

Lawnmowers, weedeaters, chainsaws, edger, tiller, blower, motorcycles and boats all get non-ethanol fuel. Thankfully I've got 90 non-ethanol right down the street. Have to drive a little further for 93 non-ethanol for my boats but it's worth it. Yeah, I had to shorten a fuel filler line on a Bullet bass boat once. Major PIA. Prefer to never again mess with a boat fuel fill line.

**FUJIMO** · 05-08-2020, 11:06 AM

...the only thing alchohol gas can be used in, is something like a car/truck, that is used every day. nothing more, agreed.

**H2OPERF** · 05-08-2020, 03:00 PM

Totally agree now that it's avail most everywhere. Going to change the pickup / vent hoses as long as I'm in there... I had to cut the floor under the console to get to the connections, they had a 6in plate for access which was worthless. I bought the newest heavy wall stuff for under the floor.

**baja200merk** · 05-08-2020, 04:15 PM

That’s the good stuff. The amount of **** line we change is nuts. We use that even above deck since 99% of it will be in rigging tube and not exposed to uv anyway.