"Jan Andersson" > wrote in message
...
> On 11/12/2010 12:15 PM, Jim Ed wrote:
>> I used to replace mine every 3 years.
>>
>> At vw-resource.com he recommends replacing it every 5 years.
>>
>> http://www.vw-resource.com/fuel_line.html
>>
>> It's always a good precaution to replace all four sections of
>> rubber line about every five years.
>>
>> John Connolly (Aircooled.Net) advises-
>>
>> I strongly recommend cloth braided fuel hose. Every 6 months, you
>> should inspect it! Bend it over 180 degrees, and if it cracks or is
>> stiff, REPLACE IT. Leaking fuel hose is the #1 cause of those
>> smoldering VWs you see on the side of the road. Don't be a statistic!
>>
>>
>
>
> could not agree more!!
>
> Rubber products such as fuel line, have a limited shelf life too. You
> can't tell how old the fuel hose was when you BOUGHT it.
>
> I once bought cloth braided fuel hose for my 78 bus, and two years later I
> started getting fuel smells. I did what John said, started bending the
> fuel hose and I didn't get very far until it snapped! Nowhere near 90
> degrees!
>
> I don't know if the formulation or chemical additives they use in fuel
> changed at that time, and I was sold "old batch" fuel hose that was no
> longer compatible. But it was a shocker. "Brand new" fuel hose dried up to
> a crisp in 2 years. Insane.
>
> Jan


You might want to concider another type of fuel line.

Ive been using parker and other Aviation fuel / oil lines lines for a
long time. On oil coler and transmissin lines on my other cars.

On my other vehicles.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/ap/hose_fuel.html

http://www.parker.com/portal/site/PA...RICA&Wtky=HOSE


There's plenty of suppliers. But theres not going to be any metric.