Mystery fuel hose size - any ideas?

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Mystery fuel hose size - any ideas?

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Does anyone know what size (I.D.) this fuel hose is?

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Its the short length on the v.early metal filler neck that allows air to escape while filling. ETKA is rather unhelpful and only reveals that it is 200mm long.

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Measure the diameter of 8A?
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I could do that, but once off the hose isnt going to go back on, which will take the van off the road till I can replace it :( Just thought someone might know

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Circumference is PI x diameter.
Therefore the diameter is circumference divided by PI (3.142).

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It's 12mm x 3.3mm fuel hose. If you need new clips as well they are 16-28mm jubilee clips
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Thankyou!
Its hard to tell from measuring what size is intended, i'd have gone for bigger that that.

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It is on Ekta. If there is an N number part above with a dash to the left of it, then any thing under it uses that part. It's supplied in bulk rolls for workshop use you just chop off the length stated.
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I suspect it is 12mm, but it was a biatch to fit that size without removing the filler neck, which I didnt want to do. So instead I used some nice 13mm
SAEJ30R hose I had and clamped it with some decent clips. It's only an air-return really, so should be fine.

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