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Hi Joel,
    Just wondering, do you find American CV rubber boots tend to last longer
also? I seem to have a problem with these things wearing out / cracking in
lest than 2 years on a fresh set.

Darrell

-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Walker <jwalker@TUSC.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, January 14, 1999 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: Are Vanagons more fire oriented than any other old car?

>>         We all know that replacing the fuel lines is important in the
>> Vanagon, mainly because of their age.  So, does the same apply to all old
>> cars that the lines should be replaced?  What is it about the air cooled
>
>yes. and no. it appears that the american rubber hoses SEEM to
>last much longer than the German ones. why, i don't know. but
>British hoses also seem to have the same troubles as the German
>ones: short life.
>
>> vanagons and the water ones that makes this such a problem; and, are the
>> older buses at risk of the same problems, 195?- 1979?  If you reply,
please
>
>yes, the older buses, beetles, bmw's and porsches are also at
>risk. and perhaps the aircooled cars/buses are even more so ...
>as the engine seems to run a bit hotter than the water-cooled
>engines. surface temperature-wise.
>
>now, the odd thing is, in all the roadside cars on fire that i
>have seen, only ONE of them has been a vw. and only one has been
>a japanese car. all the rest have been american iron. but since
>most of the cars in this area are american (ford or chevy), i
>guess that would be expected. just a curiosity.
>
>joel
>