I didn't put it on the hoses for fire from the outside...I put it on to
keep the hoses from abrading or getting nicked by the occasional  rock
getting thrown against the fuel line.  Careful routing and proper attachment
is the best safety....  That drip irrigation tubing is not very substantial,
nor do I think it would fare well in a fire, but it will protect a hose if
starts to rub something..

  Don Hanson

On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> I wonder about the fire-heat resistance of that stuff. Might be worse than
> nothing.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Don Hanson
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 10:39 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Protective cladding for engine fuel hoses
>
>   I used drip irrigation line for mine.   It's what I had around and it
> seems up to the task...been good now for almost two years...probably time
> to
> check again soon, but when I recently removed and replaced my motor I
> looked
> carefully at all the possible chafe points and the ends of my fuel lines
> and
> everything looks good.
>
>  Don Hanson
>
> On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 5:52 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
> > The local dealer having informed me that the nearest roll of the
> > plastic protective hose was 3,000 miles away in California (and me
> > not even daring to ask the price), we decided to use 5/8" heater hose
> > for the purpose.  I've got one word: Don't.  It worked, but it made
> > our lives miserable.
> >
> > Yours,
> > David
> >
>
>