Fuel Hose

As part of my exterior work on the engine (the mechanicals are in great shape) I am replacing all the fuel and vacumn hoses. Do I need the fancy cloth braided stuff or will fuel line hose from the local AutoZone work on a MFI 72 911?

Kurt V
72 911E

I have the same car and bought stainless steel braided hose and clamps which are really not that expensive. Before that I bought fuel lines from the local parts store that worked great.

Kurt,

I wouldn't put unbranded, generic fuel hose from Autozone or anybody else. Name brand from a local industrial hose supply, where they sell good Airequip, Goodrich, etc. for trucks, etc. would be OK, but you can get the good German cloth-braided hose from a local VW, BMW, Mercedes or Porsche dealer, too, and it IS BETTER than what Autozone sells!

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Warren Hall
1973 911S Targa

Yes, it is.

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'83 SC

Last fall I replaced the hose from my fuel pump to the tunnel with cloth braided from a local hose and hydraulics supplier. Look in your yellow pages under hydraulics.

I would go with SS braided for function and looks.

But cloth braided can be found at NAPA heavy equipment retailers. Normal NAPAs I do not think carry it, nor do the generic DIY auto retailers.