dear hosers --
oops i guess that is me ... being canadian
diesel  --
i replaced most of my return and injector hoses with chain saw fuel line
the rest to and from pump and tank are J hose cloth covered with cotton
braid
seems to be holding this week --
thanks for the update --
yours

On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 3:05 PM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:

> Just FYI we have never sold this brand of hose.  We sell the OE hose in
> our kits only.  Made in Germany by the original manufacturer for VW.
> Never had a problem with the hose and I have been using it and selling
> it for almost ten years now.  I understand the temptation to use a
> cheaper hose and advertise a kit for cheaper to get customers coming
> your way.  However in this case it is too critical to skimp.  Our kit is
> $60 but it comes with instructions, stainless steel clamps and enough
> hose to do the engine bay.  I have sold many, many of these over the
> years and installed many of them on customer's vans.  Never had a problem.
>
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
>
> Chris S wrote:
>
>> 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"
>>
>>
>>

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