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Subject:Re: Are Vanagons more fire oriented than any other old car?
From:Joshua Van Tol
Date:Thu, 14 Jan 1999 21:05:53 -0600

>
>I guess with the much more complex fuel system requiring a lot more hose
>and connector, VW must have decided not to go with the stainless braided
>hose.. to bad..
>

Actually, I doubt VW had much to do with that decision. All the
electronically fuel injected bosch systems use rubber line, and can get
away with it since the pressure is ~ 35 psi, instead of 50-75 psi like on
the cis.

So, the choice of rubber line was dependent on the choice of EFI, rather
than mechanical injection (albeit with electronic controls on the later
models.)

Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net