fuel lines

Engine's supply tubes

Fuel lines are tubes or hoses that carry fuel from a vehicle's tank to its engine.

They're part of the fuel delivery system in cars, trucks, boats, and aircraft.

Fuel lines can be made of rubber, metal, or braided materials depending on the application.

Degraded or cracked fuel lines are a common cause of leaks and engine problems: The mechanic replaced the corroded fuel lines.

vehicles

carburetor

Engine fuel-air mixer

engineMachine producing motion
tankLarge storage vessel
automobileSelf-propelled passenger conveyance

motorcycle · aircraft · boat · lawnmower · generator · outboard motor · snowmobile · ATV · diesel · gasoline

maintenance

inspection

Formal assessment of condition

leakageUnintended fluid escape
replacementWhat takes another's place
corrosionChemical wearing away

cleaning · servicing · diagnostics · pressure testing · tightening · wear · cracks · deterioration · flushing · bleeding

components

hoses

Flexible tubes for water

tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
connectorsDevices that join things
fittingsAttached functional components

clamps · valves · filters · gaskets · seals · couplings · adapters · nozzles · manifolds · regulators

Categories

aircraft fuelcrossfeed, defueling
fluid systemspumps, valves, pipes, hydraulic systems, fluid flow
rocketryrocket, rockets, rocket engine, rocket engines, rocket propulsion
balloon partsenvelope, basket, burner, gondola, sandbags
gas heatinggas burners, burners, propane, butane, pilot light
Spaceportslaunchpad, launch control, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, cosmodrome

Opposites

combustion system input vs. output

fuel linesexhaust pipes

Tubes venting engine fumes

exhaust system · tailpipe · exhaust manifold · catalytic converter · muffler

Family

fuel, line, fuels, fueled, fueling, refuel, refuels, refueled, refueling

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G