sawlog1992
ArboristSite Member
So how long do y'all think tygon fuel line would last stored on the shelf. I am tired of buying it buy the foot, and always seeming to need more on Saturday evening!
Polyurethane gentlemen.
Tygon is usually PVC, but they make all types. I use this for fuel line, it's extremely resistant to gas, ethanol, heat, and aging. Basically it will outlast you and your saw.
McMaster-Carr
Choose "fuel resistant blue fluorosilicone"
It won't let me paste a direct link.
I'm a polymer chemist BTW so I know a thing or 2 about this.
I also think most folks assume that it is real TYGON, just because it is the same color yellow. I hae found that the OREGON line is pure crap,
and costs half as much as the real Tygon.
Fish, what is crap about the Oregon line? Just askin....
Well, I fix a saw in the spring, and they bring it back because it is leaking. It is leaking because the Oregon line has shrunk and hardened,
and no longer has a tight fit. The problem with either Tygon or Oregon is you have to buy a big roll of it, but I will tell you that I will not buy anymore of the Oregon crap. I will talk to the reps later this month at the EXPO, but those guys rarely pass the message on to the
mothership, hopefully Oregon Engineer or his sidekick will read this and get back to us here. But I am small enough to know that the
comeback problem is due to the fuel line.
Just to help with clarity, Tygon is a brand name.
Resurrecting OLD thread but Please share the results...After that last fiasco of chainging lines in 50 of my own saws. I did do my own 4 month test involving both brands in vented jars of Ethonal fuel
I was under the impression you could purchase types of Tygon fuel line the type dependent on the % of E it will withstand the unused self life (Kept in the dark) is at least 5 yearsI think straight gas (non-ethanol) would help it last longer. I have used it with both types of gas. I think the ethanol tends to harden it faster. IMHO....
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