Exactly, while I might agree that in *some* perhaps even frequent cases the factory as-built way is the best/only advisable way, but not in this case.. I simply know Jim's statement to be false since I know of more than a single instance of successful routing/performance that was not factory(which is all it take to invalidate that universal). If the statement had been "Anybody's hose that doesn't follow factory routing and *rubs on things or isn't routed carefully* is going to have problems! (good grief, reading that is so that is so weird)", then it would be both true and valid. Jim Akiba On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Cecil Eastman <ckelmo1@comcast.net> wrote: > Why indeed? So long as you keep the hoses away from potential hazards like the suspension or engine there shouldn't be any difference. There's no greater risk of heat or sharp edges to harm them. > > Also, trying to remove the original lines from their path over the tank proved impossible, as Frank said it might. They were held in place by one of those rubber grommet thingies somewhere out of reach, so I just sawed them off at the points before and after the tank and let them sit there, harmless. > > Cecil > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Jim Akiba <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM> > >> Why? >> >> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:09 PM, John Rodgers wrote: >> > Anybody's hose that doesn't follow factory routing is going to have >> > problems! (good grief, reading that is so that is so weird) >> > > |
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