Diesel pipe

[glynnffc]

I am thinking of fitting my own 8mm diesel pipe, but the local yard suggests I should invest in a good quality pipe slice and de-burrer !, but all I can find on the net are for 15 and 22 mm pipe. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

 

[VicS]

Look at Screwfix. There are two in my (oldish) catalogue one does 1/8" to 1 1/8" the other 3 to 22 mm

Different now of course but there's THIS ONE

 

[srp]

Pipe slicers will give you a nice clean square cut, but will close the bore up by a fair bit, and it's more than what I would call a burr. You'll spend longer cleaning up the end of the pipe than it takes to slice it in the first place, and you'll have to make sure you empty out all the swarf. One of these tools will make it fairly easy.
Avoid creating any 'hump back bridges' in the pipe run where air can collect - if it runs slightly downhill all the way from the tank to the engine compartment, and then only goes uphill to the engine where the air can be bled off easily you will avoid most of the bleeding problems (a lot depends on where your tank is to start with though).

 

[glynnffc]

Thanks for the replies.
It looks like two tools then, but luckily I like collecting tools!
The downward flow is a helpful suggestion especially as most items are going in in pairs so I can switch from one to the other in event of failure, so things seem to be getting a little complicated.
The only other problem is how to bypass the daytank if the electric pump fails. The local yard suggests a manual pump in parrallel, but again quite complicated and most manual pump warranties seem to exclude their use for diesel.

 

[billcowan]

junior hacksaw & penknife
works on all sizes and materials
(sept for concrete pipe)

 

[lw395]

If the electric pump fails, you need to be able to pour/siphon diesel straight into the day tank from a can. The problem is getting it out of the main tank, assuming this is lower down.
One answer is a pela or similar. Another might be a submersible pump of some sort, perhaps a vehicle petrol pump?
Decent manual pumps seem to be expensive and elusive!