Description / Abstract:
This specification covers three (3) types of hose, and two (2)
constructions of hose, 12.7 mm diameter, and larger, coupled and
uncoupled, for use with gasoline, oil, or diesel fuel in automotive
fuel systems. Drawing callouts not referencing a hose construction
are assumed to be referencing Construction 1. This hose is not
compatible with biodiesel fuel. Type A hose is intended for higher
stress applications.
Classification/Material Description. The hoses
described in this specification are differentiated based on the
reinforcement and the composition of the different layers into the
following types and construction numbers.
Reinforcement to the tube may be applied by braiding, knitting
or circular weaving.
•Type A: Reinforced with aramid
fiber.
•Type B: Reinforced with rayon
fiber.
•Type C: Reinforced with polyester and
nylon in a knit wrap construction with alternating loops of
polyester and nylon. Nylon must be looped through
polyester.
Constructions 1: This hose shall consist of a
smoothbore tube of butadiene/acrylonitrile (NBR) copolymer
compound. The cover shall consist of chlorosulfonated polyethylene
(CSM) or chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) compound. The cover may be
perforated to facilitate degassing during manufacturing operations.
Hose shall be black. The tube shall be reinforced with a yarn or
cord applied by braiding, knitting, or circular weaving or of 2 ply
counter directional helical winding.
Construction 2: This hose shall consist of an
inner smoothbore tube of butadiene/acrylonitrile (NBR) copolymer
compound. The reinforcement shall be an aramid fiber yarn or cord
applied by braiding, knitting, or circular weaving or of 2 ply
counter directional helical winding, centered between two (2)
layers of NBR. The cover shall consist of butadiene/acrylonitrile
(NBR) copolymer compound, the exact material as the inner tube.
Construction 2 hose may only be used within an enclosed tank
system.
Hose Marking. The hose shall be legibly marked
with the following information in the sequence stated:
•Nominal inside diameter expressed as fraction of an inch
(e.g., 1 in to ¼ in).
•GM specification number GMW16833 followed by type and
construction (e.g., GMW16833 A1).
•Date code, hose manufacturer's code identification as
designated by Rubber Manufacturers Association, and the
manufacturing plant location code.
Such marking shall be printed parallel to the axis in vivid
white or light blue block letters not less than 3 mm high and the
open space between the specified markings shall not exceed 25
mm.
The date code shall consist of six (6) digits: The first two (2)
digits shall represent the month (01 thru 12) of the year, the next
two (2) shall represent the day of the month (01 thru 31), and the
last two (2) shall be the last two (2) digits of the
year.
Additionally, one or more colored tracers shall be incorporated
into the wall of the hose identifying the hose manufacturer. The
color(s) shall be as designated by the Rubber Manufacturers
Association.
Parts conforming to this specification that are too short for
the marking required in 1.1.5 shall be marked as specified by the
purchaser's engineering department.
Dimensions and Tolerances. Hose furnished to this specification
shall conform to the dimensions and tolerances shown in Table 1 for
the size (nominal inside diameter) specified by the purchaser
conforms to SAE J30 (SAE 30R7). Hose cover wall thickness shall be
between 25% and 40% of total wall thickness.
Concentricity based on total indicator reading between inside
bore of hose and outer surface of hose shall not exceed 1.3 mm.
Wall gage for sizes 31.75 thru 44.45 mm shall be between 4.3 mm
and 5.6 mm and for sizes 50.80 thru 63.5 mm between 4.3 mm and 6.4
mm. Construction 2 hose shall have a hose wall tolerance of ± 1.2
mm.