[Spridgets] FYI--Fire safety

[Mike MacLean]

My vote is Obama. ;^)
Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
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On Oct 12, 2011, at 16:05, Lee Fox <lee.fox at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Gordon,
> The OP said the hose was only six years old. It may be ethanol or not. My
point was that we just don't know and we shouldn't jump to conclusion.
>
> Many of us have also experienced poor quality of rubber brake and clutch
parts that are not exposed to ethanol.
> Maybe it's just crappy hose?
> Maybe it was from China?
> Maybe it is because of Global Warming? :)
> Full moon?
> Obama?
> We simply do not have enough info. Where is CSI when we need them?
> Lee
>
> On 10/12/2011 5:42 PM, Gordon Gilomen wrote:
>> The old type of rubber fuel line we had on british cars will not stand
>> up to the ethanol we now have in our fuel.  I have replaced all mine
>> with modern fuel line that is made for ethanol based fuel.  I also go
>> on the "PURE-FUEL. " web site and find gas stations the sell gas that
>> is ethanol free.
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Lee Fox<lee.fox at sbcglobal.net>  wrote:
>>> Six words: We do not have enough information.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/12/2011 12:06 AM, spridgets-request at autox.team.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>> From: Jim Johnson<bmwwxman at gmail.com>  Cc: spridgets
>>>> <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] FYI--Fire safety
>>>>
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>>>
>>> One word. Ethanol.
>>>
>>> Say hello to Jim for me...
>>>
>>> Cheers!!
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 8:25 PM,>  <an5.sprite at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>  So, is it because the new fuel we now use have additives that destroy
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>  fuel line or is the fuel line material less sturdy?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Sent from me.
>>>
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