hi,

yes agreed, but there is cracking and there is CRACKING :)

this was pretty bad, you could tell without cutting. I am assuming
they were stock, based on the date stamp on the longer fuel lines.
Those longer lines looked pretty good, with only some cracking
internally at the ends.

I should also mention to replace the clamps if they are rusty. And
use the proper clamps, not the common gear head cheese grater kind.

Ben has a good description of all this on his site, here;
http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line.htm

alistair

On 3-Jun-10, at 2:49 PM, Jeff wrote:

First, let me say that I agree that replacing old fuel lines is
extremely
important, however... the cracking on the outside of the fuel lines
can be
deceptive as this kind of cracking can happen quite fast.

Unfortunately, it's kind of a catch-22.  In order to truly check your
lines,
you need to cut them open lengthwise and inspect the inner portion.
At that
point, you need to replace them anyways.  Sigh...  Just can't win.

Cheers,

Jeff