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Subject:Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
From:Jaime Forero
Date:Sun, 8 Jul 2007 15:53:38 -0500

Plastic got me into trouble in New Mexico once so I changed them to copper.
Metal is better.
Cheers
Jaime
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benny boy" <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?

> All Aircooled FI engine had metal line with small flex hose to join them!
> Even the fuel rail were metal, now, why they went platic?? money i guess?
>
> Now, those metal fuel rails are not that dificult to find, and this is
> WHERE
> the main problem is, at those rails and the little flex line between
> injectors and rail.
>
> I did use some on my EX Tornado Red engine, they work fine.
>
> Ben
>
>
>
> On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 13:59:12 -0400, Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
> wrote:
>
>>Does anyone know if installing steel braided fuel lines has been done
>>by anyone, or this would be the end all best solution to this never
>>ending problem?
>>
>>If you have any info let me know.
>>
>>
>>Robert
>>--
>>Rob
>>NYC/Bloomingburg NY
>>88 Wolfsburg, Silver
>>222,225 miles - automatic
>>AIM: rmstewart@mac.com
>

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