fuel pipe on a sovereign strimmer?

hi,i had the same problem,i couldnt buy the fuel pipe anywhere,dont sell it,so what i did was got some different pipe which was a bit bigger,i drilled some pilot holes into a piece of plywood,basically just a template hole for the new fuel pipe going into the tank because it has to be a tight fit so the fuel dosent leak out,once i got the correct drill size i drilled the fuel tank on the strimmer and fead through attached filter on and pulled back a half way into the tank,then what i had to do was attach another pipe on the outside and slide it into the new one,apresto it worked a treat,a bit of messing around but cured my problem,i think a good idea is to remove the fuel when not using and fill up just when you need it as i think it just perishes the pipe as before,hope this all helps,mick

mick collins
June 2009

Hi - just found your question - I have the same problem - did you manage to find a solution? I imagine that one could buy a long piece of plastic tubing,(12 ") thread it through the hole in the petrol tank until the pipe comes out of the fuel cap hole, re-attach the fuel filter and pull the tube back, cut it off where it leaves the tank and fit the short black tube to it with the nylon connector

Fossy
September 2008