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Subject:Re: Gas tank vent line questions
From:Mike S
Date:Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:33:48 -0400
At 11:19 AM 6/27/2008, neil N wrote...
>I'm still curious as to why VW used  braided hose - metal hose -
>braided hose, instead of a continuous piece of hose from each vent.
>
>Like, why put in those metal pieces of hose?

Probably cheaper, and were expected to be longer lasting, than all
cloth/rubber hose. Note that at some point a change was made from steel
to nylon(?).