>> From: DEHAASM@NAPC-1.NAVY.MIL
>> [...]If this is true what in gasoline is bad for copper pipes and
>> fittings????
>I think the the biggest objection to copper tubing for fuel line use is
>that it work hardens and cracks more easily than steel.
>Roland
I mostly concur with Roland, with the addition that copper is extremely
soft compared to steel, and a thrown stone or a dropped wrench will
collapse, bend, or tear the line.
Lee M. Daniels - Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding - Texas A&M
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