Why is everyone afraid of making fuel lines?

Most likely it's insurance related , several atv shops I use will make throttle cables and clutch cables all day long but if I ask for a brake cable they laugh me out of the shop

 

Those hoses are not DOT rated and hydraulic line is not fuel line.

 

You can buy the hose and fittings and make them yourself...... Unless your afraid.

 

But then you'd have to buy the expensive hydraulic crimper and dies. For a single use, it's not cost effective.

 

Reusable fittings .
It's not hard.

Actually I like the new plastic fuel line on the newer trucks. Lasts forever and easy to use.
Just route it good so no rubbing and your set.

 

Our local hydraulic hose place has no problem with fuel lines, but they will not make power steering lines!

 

Yup, I've had them made at a hose shop without a problem. Rated for diesel. Way, way cheaper than going to a truck dealer.
May be an insurance issue. Lookup the type of hose you want to use and just ask for that, don't mention fuel if you are sure of the type of hose you need.

 

When I needed to have a hose made, I'd walk in to the Parker shop, pick out the fittings I needed from their bins, walk to the counter with them, and tell them what length hose I needed, and asked what type of hose I could choose from. They'd show me the hose specs from the catalog, and I'd pick one based on my needs. Never a question from them about the application.

 

'Cause i don't know what i'm doing. How much pressure do the hoses/lines need to be rated at?

Also can a line for gas also be used for diesel and vice-versa?