Now wait a minute, just because it's plastic, doesn mean it's the
best way to go. That thin plastic tube is now over 30 years old, and has
had gasoline (with all sorts of additive over the years) in it, and oil
grease and heat all over it. If I still had one, I would change them to
metal. I did on the Opel I mentioned earlier. I was having to relocate the
plastic line into a new clip, when I flexed it just a bit. It snapped
clean, and began to empty the 11 galon tank all over me. I jammed a twig in
it, and measured the length of tubing I would need. Took a couple of hours,
but didn't leak anymore. It also gave me pice of mind know that it was
replaced.
Rich
> ----------
> From: Andy Walker[SMTP:awtiger(at)ix.netcom.com]
> Reply To: Andy Walker
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 1998 12:17 AM
> To: alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: plastic fuel line
>
> Wow!!! I guess I got shown up on this one, huh? Evidently I must stand
> corrected on the plastic fuel line business. I have never seen this stuff
> on a British car before. I just assumed (should learn never to assume...)
> that the Alpine should have a metal line as all three of my previous
> Tigers
> and my current Tiger have metal lines. Oh well...if it's supposed to have
> the plastic line then, by golly, I'll keep the plastic line. Thanks for
> the info, folks...saved me lots of time and some money.
>
> Andy Walker
> B395006675
>
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