Walbro 255 install - rubber or plastic hose?

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03-18-2009, 06:22 PM
Ydtrack

Walbro 255 install - rubber or plastic hose?

I got the 255 kit from Texas Speed, but it comes with a rubber hose. Is it better to go with the OEM style corrugated plastic hose instead? My F-body Racetronix pump came with the plastic hose.
03-18-2009, 06:40 PM
George C

I used high pressure hose when i did a single pump. some reason i dont trust plastic for a higher pressure
03-18-2009, 07:30 PM
454SuperSport

just make sure the rubber hose is rated to be submerged in gasoline, normal fuel injection rubber hose will fall apart inside the tank.
03-18-2009, 10:17 PM
Ydtrack

Thanks for the replies so far.

I would assume that the hose that comes with the kit it designed to be submerged in gas. I have just never used it before on a replacement pump, as the OEM and Racetronix pumps use that corrugatged plastic.
03-19-2009, 07:09 PM
Ydtrack

Looks like the Walbro pump kit I got from Texas speed is an F-body kit, so the connector adapter won't work and the fuel line is too short. :(
03-19-2009, 07:16 PM
Ramsey

make it work ,isnt it just some line and snip the wires ,throw some waterproof connectors on and see ya.i think i even had to snip the wires on my 255 pump when i had one.i remember using submersable connectors.
03-19-2009, 10:01 PM
Ydtrack

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramsey

make it work ,isnt it just some line and snip the wires ,throw some waterproof connectors on and see ya.i think i even had to snip the wires on my 255 pump when i had one.i remember using submersable connectors.

I could do that with the electrical connectors, but the fuel line is just too short.

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I guess I thought when I bought a kit it should be everything I needed for the install. The Racetronix pump in my car came with the exact wiring harness and corrugated fuel line needed for a simple install and has been trouble free for years. I guess I expected the same things from this kit and was disappointed. I am going to contact Nelson Performance in the morning to see what comes with their kit.
03-20-2009, 06:50 AM
foggy

just get a longer fuel line
03-20-2009, 11:53 AM
Ydtrack

Quote:

Originally Posted by foggy

just get a longer fuel line

Nobody carries the OEM style plastic line, so I had to order that online. I will cut and splice the wires if I have to, but I am gonna see if the Racetronix F-body wire harness is long enough first.