I agree. If it doesn't seem to be having a problem, even when being
flexed, than it's probably OK. In my previous example, then line as faulty
probably due to heat on that car. I replaced all of it. I do seem to
rember a the black plastic line going into the fuel pump viw a short length
of rubber fuel line on my old series IV, never changed so I didn't realy
remember it too well.
Rich
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> From: Jay Laifman[SMTP:Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com]
> Reply To: Jay Laifman
> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 1998 8:27 AM
> To: alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Fuel Lines
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> Rich writes: "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."
> I'm going to go with the old adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." I
> have the plastic/nylon line and have had no problems moving it and no
> leaks. I even spliced in an electric fuel pump down on the cross member,
> and it seems happy as punch.
>
> My $.02.
>
> Jay
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