Date:         Sun, 8 Jul 2007 20:17:04 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
Comments: To: Jaime Forero <jforero@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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  Copper tubing has NO place on an automotive fuel system.  Vibration will
work harden and crack it eventually. It's just plain dangerous. Get rid of
it, the sooner the better......

Mike B.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jaime Forero" <jforero@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?


> Plastic got me into trouble in New Mexico once so I changed them to
> copper.
> Metal is better.
> Cheers
> Jaime
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Benny boy" <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 1:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
>
>
>> All Aircooled FI engine had metal line with small flex hose to join them!
>> Even the fuel rail were metal, now, why they went platic?? money i guess?
>>
>> Now, those metal fuel rails are not that dificult to find, and this is
>> WHERE
>> the main problem is, at those rails and the little flex line between
>> injectors and rail.
>>
>> I did use some on my EX Tornado Red engine, they work fine.
>>
>> Ben
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 13:59:12 -0400, Robert Stewart
>> <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Does anyone know if installing steel braided fuel lines has been done
>>>by anyone, or this would be the end all best solution to this never
>>>ending problem?
>>>
>>>If you have any info let me know.
>>>
>>>
>>>Robert
>>>--
>>>Rob
>>>NYC/Bloomingburg NY
>>>88 Wolfsburg, Silver
>>>222,225 miles - automatic
>>>AIM: rmstewart@mac.com
>>
>