

| Subject: | Re: Fuel Lines...my turn! And a replacement question. |
| From: | Roger Sisler |
| Date: | Wed, 25 May 2005 16:40:18 -0400 |
I noticed that some vanagon origional equipment hoses were made in France.Who knows rubber better than the french (indochina and all)?I trust my 20 year old rubber more than any new rubber that I can find anywhere.I just dont know it's source.I have had rubber that was all cracked in a year.Hoses that failed very quickly,and name brand to boot If I put this on my van it would surely be burnt sooner than with my old stuff.I drive a tommy cooker,and I hope I can find rubber that I can trust soon.I keep seeing arguments, but if I could get the exact same that was installed when new, I would do it without hesitation. Once the plastic fuel line exploded shortly after morning start up.The line that goes from the pump to the junction.I put a piece of advance auto fuel line in its place and it seems to be ok.I understand that the danger zone in the rubber hoses are the hoses near the injectors.I hear of people fighting fires near the injectors most often.
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