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Subject:Re: fuel hose sleeve alternative?
From:Roger Whittaker
Date:Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:11:13 -0800

dear cable guy
that link is very valuable
thank you
yours

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>wrote:

> I just received my order of braided nylon sleeving from
> cableorganizer.com[1].  Initial impressions are very good.
>
> I ordered the 1/2" sleeving and it fits perfectly over the fuel hose.
> I'm hoping this will help me avoid a repeat of the "goo ooze"
> nightmare[2] that occurred only weeks after I replaced my original
> factory fuel hose.
>
> Although I'm also using a better grade of hose this time, I wanted to
> avoid re-using the original sleeves since a) they're now full of the
> goo, and b) I think a more breathable sleeve will help avoid any chance
> of a repeat by not trapping fuel vapors that might migrate through the
> hose walls.  However I did not want to go without any kind of protection
> for the fuel hose.
>
> This sleeving was inexpensive (0.67 per foot, and they don't gouge you
> on shipping either).
>
> Once it's installed I'll post some follow up pics.
>
> Allan
>
> Footnotes:
>    [1]  http://cableorganizer.com/nylon/
>    [2]  http://picasaweb.google.com/allanstreib/FuelLine#
>
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