-16 AN Hose?

My Spitzer dragster has a front mounted fuel tank, the long aluminum hard fuel line has three -16AN hose connections, one at the fuel tank, one midway to the pump and one at the pump. These are plumbed with conventional AN hose and hose ends because the ends of the hard line and the tank have -16 bungs. Recently a 45° swivel hose end started leaking at the swivel with the engine not running, needless to say this could cause a huge problem being on the suction side sucking air. I built a new line and all is well, but I want to prevent this from happening again by switching to hose with hose clamps and hose nipples/barbs instead of AN fittings. My question is does someone know who makes a -16 hose ends with a hose nipple/barb and what flexible fuel hose to use with alcohol? All I can find are the push lock hose ends, but the hose for these fittings in not compatible with alcohol.

Thanks in advance.

 

Hi Bednar1320,
Go on the web to McMaster-Carr; you can order what you need from them.
Joe

 

you can use silicon hose which we got from mesa hose (brooks brown) McKinney sells a real nice banded clamp. Can you slide the hose over the tubing and double clamp each end? I would think a barb fitting would reduce the diameter of the line. What kind of application is this being used in?

 

It's the suction side of the fuel pump

 

Thanks Will. I'm at the Snowbirds right now, I'll contact you next week.

 

The pump end is straight, other end 45°

 

I've always used Parker fitting and line, because it's readily available to me. Haven't had any issues I'm aware of.

 

I do run a stainless spring in the feed line due to the relatively tight radius from surge tank to pump inlet, and my desire for the feed line to stay round.