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nicks94tbirdsc
10-17-2005, 08:44 PM
What material do people make their fuel tank sight tubes out of? Just curious as to what holds up to the gasoline as we are in the process of building our tank. Thanks.
Tony K
10-17-2005, 10:51 PM
PVC seems to hold-up pretty well over time. Our 1998 car (and all since) uses it for a sight tube and it still works fine.
kozak
10-18-2005, 10:10 AM
what about making the whole filler neck out of clear tubing and using two clamps to hold it to the tank and hold the cap to the tube. i've seen pics of one car that did this. or would you think heat would be a factor.
Chris Boyden
10-18-2005, 10:30 AM
UNM used a polyester braided PVC clear 1.5" tube that slips over 1.5" tubing for 3 years. The only problem we've had is that it yellows slightly over time. It works great as a filler neck and sight tube, killing two birds with one stone. Heat may be a factor if you mount the tube too close to a heat source http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
Dave M
10-19-2005, 12:50 AM
We are using the 1.5" clear tube from fuel safe. Doubles as a sight tube.
nicks94tbirdsc
10-19-2005, 10:31 AM
Do you know the PN for the 1.5" clear filler tube from fuel safe? All I could find was 2". Thanks for all the information so far.
CMURacing - Prometheus
10-19-2005, 01:48 PM
we're using clear tubing from home depot. i think its 1.5".
Chris Boyden
10-19-2005, 04:03 PM
We sourced ours through a local distributor but you might try http://www.usplastic.com
Tony K
10-19-2005, 09:26 PM
NewAge Industries has a huge selection of hoses as well and they've always been excellent to deal with.
NewAge Industries (http://www.newageindustries.com/)
Dave M
10-19-2005, 11:43 PM
also, any industrial hose company, like one that makes hydralic lines, and gas station lines should have the tubing.
Altair
02-24-2012, 07:59 AM
i have read the fsae rulebook but have come up with some doubts i need your help on...
how do you decide the kind of sight tube to use??? do you get it manufactured or it comes as is??? and as in where do you place it?? and how does the whole assembly of the filler neck, sight tube and fuel level line look???
any help would be really nice...

thanks in advance http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif
Dash
02-24-2012, 09:00 AM
They have pictures of what it could look like in the rules.
Altair
02-24-2012, 10:02 AM
no i just wanted a more real one...
anyways an idea how do i get it or should we manufacture it???
it would be really nice as this is my 1st year..
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RobbyObby
02-24-2012, 03:02 PM
Dude, do some research. I would assume (I hope) that given a picture of an FS/FSAE car, you could point out the filler neck. So go look at pictures. There's even an ENTIRE section on these very forums devoted to posting pictures of cars and events.
Don't expect handouts.
If I'm honest, the rules do a pretty dang good job of explaining it.