....better than Aeroquip's teflon lined ss braided hose?  would like
to see that!!

DM&FS

At 09:34 AM 5/12/2008, Mike wrote:
>  Not all stainless streel braided line is rubber hose.  The best is
>chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) hose, covered with stainless steel braiding,
>and will outlast your vehicle with no maintenance.
>
>http://www.paragonperformance.com/HOSE.HTML
>
>Also, PTFE teflon-lined hose is excellent for flexible brake hoses;
>
>http://www.paragonperformance.com/Dotbrk.html
>
>Even your home washing machine hoses!
>
>http://www.paragonperformance.com/Washing%20hose.html
>
>Mike B.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 9:21 AM
>Subject: Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines & Fuel Line Covers
>
>
>>Has anyone ever installed Steel Braided Fuel lines, I was thinking
>>it  might be very worthwhile under the van running the lines from
>>the tank  to the rear engine bay?
>
>Beware. There are braided hoses and then there are braided hoses.
>
>Most are just esthetic; the braiding is loose and not functional. In
>proper (expensive!) braided hoses the alloy weave is a tight fit over
>the rubber hose, and prevents the hose from expanding under pressure.
>
>Braiding of either kind will not help at all against heat or flame.
>It will not help either against breakdown of the rubber hose, though
>it will act temporarily to prevent abrasion of the hose by metal
>brackets etc (until the braid itself is worn through).
>
>I'd say thay you'd be wasting money on braided fuel line, except
>perhaps where the line passes through the front of the
>engine-compartment (get rid of the 2-ended breakie-breakie plastic
>fitting and run the line right through the opening, using innertube
>to pad it against the sheetmetal edges of the hole). Braiding would
>help prevent abrasion at this point, especially if there's rubber
>around the line as well.
>--
>Andrew Grebneff
>Dunedin
>New Zealand
>Fossil preparator
>Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
>, Opinions stated are mine, not those of Otago University
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