hmmm ... i am surprised that nobody seems surprised by this,  because
rubber itself expands while metals contract as temperature is reduced,
thus suggesting a tighter clamp!

dan

On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:22:20 -0600, jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO> wrote:

>The hose actually will shrink very little, but that very small amount and
a
>clamp that may have been just under pressure will leak when the temps drop
>far enough compared to the temps that they were installed at.  Seen it
often
>over the years.  Minnesota  when growing up (physically anyway) then Korea
>(hoses fastened and refitted in Okinawa in January and then moved to
Korean
>mountain tops in January) and now in Colorado.  The Korean trips were
always
>very invigorating. Laying on a sunny breezy beach one day and the next day
>laying in a snow drift on a windy mountain top and tightening leaking
>clamps.  That warm 40 degree tent sure felt good after that job.
>jimt
>
>On 10/28/05 6:30 PM, "Andrew Grebneff"
><andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> wrote:
>
>>>> anyway, my point is, those of you who have installed a fuel line
>>>> replacement
>>>> kits such as those that listvendors sell, you should go BACK and check
>>>> your
>>>> fuel line clamps...make sure they are tight..    i think it was the
>>>> combination
>>>> of the temp drop, and rubber shrinkage that made them come loose...
>>
>> That doesn't speak well for the quality of the hoses. They should not
shrink!
>> --
>> Andrew Grebneff
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>> New Zealand
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