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Subject:Re: About those fuel hoses...
From:neil
Date:Thu, 5 Apr 2007 08:47:43 -0700

Cracked hoses? In two years?

I'm no pro, but that's kind of strange........ Like they shouldn't
wear like that.

I'm impressed that you would take time to alert people of this issue.

Regards,

Neil.

On 4/5/07, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:
> So i thought i bought good FI hoses 2 years ago, i had a good deal on good
> quality hoses, a 50feet roll... it came from a Dodge dealer, they are kind
> of an auto parts also.
>
> Anyway, my ex brother in law (that works with me now) told me the other day,
> while trying to start is van for the first time this year that the van
> didn't start al all, so he went in the engine bay to see what could be the
> problem and.... fuel was leaking around the fuel pressure regulator, he said
> Ben!!! the hoses are all cracked!
>
> I remember using that perticular roll of FI hoses on his van, so i checked
> my "billing software" and went back in in that time period of about 2 years
> ago, so i saw that i did the same job on another van, a good customer of
> mine, so i called him and ask him to check the hoses.... they were all craked.
>
> So now i'm trying to reach any possible customers in that time period.
>
> So please, if you do the job, ask for the best quality possible FI hoses!
> good thing that since then, i'm using the most expensive one.
>
> Regards, Ben
> http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line.htm
>

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