6BTA 370 Fuel Leak

[Ron Pickering]

During a fishing tournament this weekend I developed a fuel leak.  The hose from the lift pump to the fuel filter was leaking.  It had a 1/4 inch spilt about 2 inch away from the lift pump.  I made a temporary repair to get back in.  I had about 25 gallons of diesel in the bilge by the time I finally got in.  The hose was Trident A1-15 1/2 inch. I am just wondering if there is anything I should be on the lookout for or just change the hose and continue on. Thanks in advance.   Ron

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[Ron Pickering]

Thanks Clark,

The hose was about 12 years old. No bend at the location.  I just changed it out.

Ron

[Clark Leighs]

Appears the type of hose was OK.     

How old was the hose?  They do age out.

Was there a bend in the hose where the split happened.    All of these hoses have a minimum bend radius and if ignore that will shorten the hose life substantially.    

I try not to even approach a sharp bend.   I will instead use steel hydraulic fittings such as 90 or 45  degree fittings to take out as much bend as I can.

 

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