Chris, thanks for the warning. I have had Gates fuel line fail in an
unfortunately short time as well. When I finally did the entire system, I
went to the dealership for the hose and hose cover. It has been a couple of
years now, with no signs of deterioration.

It is good to look at them a couple times of year, to be sure they are
holding up though. Seems to be the price of admission.
Steven

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From: "Chris S" <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 12:33 PM
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject:      ALERT! Brand new fuel hoses failing!!!!

> I bought a bunch of fuel injection hose from one of "our" online vendors.
> The FI hose becomes soft, swells, separates and starts leaking.  My hoses
> have been exposed to fuel for less than 1 week.   All the hoses are very
> soft now.  One failed.
>
>
>   - The name of the fuel line is COHLINE.
>   - If you bought and received COHLINE please CHECK YOUR FI hoses NOW!
>   -  If you are a vendor and carry COHLINE fuel injection line, test yours
>   to make sure it's safe to use.
>   - If you are about to buy FI line, make sure it's not COHLINE.
>
>
>
> I'm going to deal with the vendor separately and will allow them to deal
> with this issue on their own, hence no name will be given.
>
> --
> Chris S.
> Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
>