"CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> writes:

> No trouble at all. The hose travels on a gentle curve from the fill point in
> the fender to the inlet on the tank. The radius of the curve is pretty
> large, so there is very little danger of it kinking...

[ SNIP ]

> ...So far, it has survived 4 years and a huge rock that went around
> the inside of the wheel well and made a dent from the inside out. This stuff
> is like a Colorado hooker Rocky Mountain spotted feaver, it takes a ticking
> and keeps on licking.

Hmmm ... "Colorado hooker Rocky Mountain spotted feaver" ...

Isn't that the title of an old John Denver tune?

Scotty
'99 TJ Sahara 4.0L I-6
'99 XJ Sport 4.0L I-6
'03 BMW Z4

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RickA (rcanden@msn.com) wrote on Wednesday 19 May 2004 10:05 am:

> Does anyone know why it is almost impossible to fgind a 76 CJ7 gas filler
> hose? 70-75 no problem, 78-82 no problem. 76-77? seems to be non existant.
> I did find one at JC Whitney though, but no where else. What is up with
> that?

I had a similar problem finding replacement fill hoses for a CJ8. Texas
Rubber Supply (www.texasrubbersupply.com) in Ft. Worth, Texas has some
heavy-duty industrial fuel lines that work great. I don't know if they'll
ship, but give 'em a call or email.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

 

RickA (rcanden@msn.com) wrote on Wednesday 19 May 2004 10:05 am:

> Does anyone know why it is almost impossible to fgind a 76 CJ7 gas filler
> hose? 70-75 no problem, 78-82 no problem. 76-77? seems to be non existant.
> I did find one at JC Whitney though, but no where else. What is up with
> that?

I had a similar problem finding replacement fill hoses for a CJ8. Texas
Rubber Supply (www.texasrubbersupply.com) in Ft. Worth, Texas has some
heavy-duty industrial fuel lines that work great. I don't know if they'll
ship, but give 'em a call or email.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

 

RickA (rcanden@msn.com) wrote on Wednesday 19 May 2004 10:05 am:

> Does anyone know why it is almost impossible to fgind a 76 CJ7 gas filler
> hose? 70-75 no problem, 78-82 no problem. 76-77? seems to be non existant.
> I did find one at JC Whitney though, but no where else. What is up with
> that?

I had a similar problem finding replacement fill hoses for a CJ8. Texas
Rubber Supply (www.texasrubbersupply.com) in Ft. Worth, Texas has some
heavy-duty industrial fuel lines that work great. I don't know if they'll
ship, but give 'em a call or email.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

 

RickA (rcanden@msn.com) wrote on Wednesday 19 May 2004 10:05 am:

> Does anyone know why it is almost impossible to fgind a 76 CJ7 gas filler
> hose? 70-75 no problem, 78-82 no problem. 76-77? seems to be non existant.
> I did find one at JC Whitney though, but no where else. What is up with
> that?

I had a similar problem finding replacement fill hoses for a CJ8. Texas
Rubber Supply (www.texasrubbersupply.com) in Ft. Worth, Texas has some
heavy-duty industrial fuel lines that work great. I don't know if they'll
ship, but give 'em a call or email.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891