Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2007 14:27:47 +0000
Reply-To: kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET
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From: Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Whew! Another set of Fuel Injector Hoses
You should be careful what brand of fuel hose you use. The previous owner of my 90 Carat thought he was doing something good by replacing much of the fuel lines with NAPA high pressure fuel line a few years ago. Every piece has majorly failed. It acts like the rubber is not compatible with gas (duh) and quickly deteriorates. I had used some of this fuel hose many years ago and had it get hard as a rock within a few months.
Not only should you replace your fuel lines, but please only use high quality German hose (like we sell in our kits by the way). It is not just hype. The OE German hose lasted for over 10 years! The NAPA stuff won't even last a year or two. Just FYI.
Happy Easter!
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
> Doug,
> I believe a Newbie gets on the list and talks about their new
> acquisition, I tell'em to change those fuel lines.
>
> I wwent rolling down the highway just after filling up the gas tank one
> day on my 88 GL and had only gone a couple of hundred yards down the
> highway when I noticed the fuel gage needle plummeting towards bottom
> like a stone in the river. At first I couldn't figure what was goning
> on, then for some reason glanced in the rear view mirror, and saw this
> three foot wide swath following me down the highway. Even then it
> registered a a major water leak for a few seconds until I realized the
> coolant level light was not blinking, the it finally registered - wide
> wet swath folling the van down the highway, no blinking coolant light,
> falling fuel gage needle -- BOING!!!! The light bulb went off in my
> brain -- Fuel leak big time. Shut the engine off immediately, coasted a
> bit until I could get off the highway. I let it sit until the engine was
> dry and all fumes had disipated. Had my traveling buddy turn the key to
> pressurize the system and got an instant stream spewing out of a split
> hose. . Fortuanately I had stopped in front of a little country place
> that was part gas station and part hardware store. Bought a few things
> to patch her up ad away we went. No more problems. but I changed out the
> hoses in the next couple of days.
>
> I support fuel line inspections as a routine part of maintenance.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
> > Folks,
> >
> > Just finished another set of F.I. hoses, this time the '81 got 'em.
> > When did YOU check your fuel lines last???
> > Don't make Ben put those pictures of "Burned Buses" back up on his
> > website, do them today!
> > (you wouldn't believe the old, cracked hoses I removed!)
> > And just finished in time for dinner!
> >
> > Doug in CT
> >
> >
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