It doesn't seem like the cable ties would cause the hose to crack.  I
would be more concerned about the type of hose.  Are you sure it was
rated for fuel?  I once used radiator hose for the cross-over between
the two sides of the tank and it got very hard in a couple of years.

Larry A.

On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 6:50 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Get some steel clamps for that. �when I did mine some time back, I bought
>> some of those clamps that you use a plier akin to a diagonal wire cutter.
>> In fact I used a ceramic tile cutter plier and each clamp is a round ring
>> but with an "ear" on it you clamp with the pliers. �bought the clamps at
>> McMaster-Carr for very little. �They are stainless, with rolled edges, and
>> don't cut into the hose.
>
>
> For sure. I don't have those types of clamps, but got me some more FI
> hose clamps with rolled edges. Shoulda used them from the get go.
>
> What has me bugged now is whether or not the hoses at tank are
> seeping. I used cable straps there too. �<rolls eyes> � �;)
>
> Neil.
>
>
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