Anyone have an idea of how much ethanol hastens degradation of fuel lines? I've heard it is not a good thing with certain kinds of rubber, how 'bout the plastic we have? You have to buy 10% alcohol fuel here. It's a corn price support deal. Joy in a bottle. tom On 1 Sep 2003 at 18:48, Kim Brennan wrote: > Gas lines. Regardless of mileage, you have 12 years on them. Time to > get them replaced. > If you have power steering, check the lines to the steering rack. > Depending on where your Vanagon has been, they may be terribly rusty or > in fine shape. If rusty, you might want to consider doing something > about them. >
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