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Bill,
I would suggest taking a propane torch to a piece of scrap aluminum 
(beer can) and a piece of stainless.  It may affect your comfort level 
about aluminum in the engine compartment.

Personally, I would never use aluminum fuel line in front of the firewall.

Patrick


Greg Ward wrote:
> We went aluminum in the stub wings for our Legacy, because there 
> wasn't a run longer than about 12" and all well secured.  In the 
> cockpit, for fuel and hydraulic, there were longer runs, so we went 
> stainless, mainly for the fatigue factor, and strength, plus they were 
> shiny....(:-)
> Greg Ward
> Legacy N178RG still in progress
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Charlie England <mailto:ceengland@bellsouth.net>
>     *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft <mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>     *Sent:* Monday, January 31, 2011 5:49 PM
>     *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Al Tubing in fuel line...
>
>     On 1/31/2011 5:43 PM, Bill Bradburry wrote:
>>
>>     Is anybody running aluminum tubing in the fuel system after the
>>     EFI pumps?  I am replacing the small filters with a large
>>     canister filter and I don’t have much room,  it appears that it
>>     would be easier to route some al tubing than try and get flex
>>     Aeroquip hose in there.  I would have two sections of tubing
>>     about a foot long if I used that system.
>>
>>     Any opinions?  Advice?
>>
>>     Bill B
>>
>     ON the firewall, they'd probably be fine, unless there's a fire.
>     What's your comfort level? I think you can get Stainless tubing
>     that works with the same fittings.....
>
>     Charlie
>