Several people have posted concerns that the old rubber formulations can't
hold up to or aren't compatible with the additives and such in modern fuel.
It would be interesting to see some facts about this, but for the meantime
it might be well to keep the possibility in mind.

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Sisler" <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: Fuel Lines...my turn! And a replacement question.

>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.