Re: Copper Fuel Lines - Bad?

[Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>]

On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Jeff Johnson wrote:

> gas it takes to gum up the fuel system. BTW, I've never seen a copper fuel 
>line
> and I've seen the undersides of at least 40,000 cars.

There was one on the underside of my TR4.  I replaced it with steel.

My dad's boat shop used copper a lot because it was easier to flare and
less prone to rust (when exposed to salt water...)

I think it was for cooling systems more than fuel transport though.