Thanks. I am getting some ethanol resistant line at least for the under car components. I may still use the braided in the engine compartment for show as it is much easier to switch those out if they degrade.
Mike On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 8:41 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > H > > > In a message dated 2/10/2012 4:02:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Mike, > > Bill May and other have suggested in the past that a mercedes dealer can > sell you the correct mm sized fuel line that will handle the current > gas/ethanol mix. > > In reality, the German OEM stuff should work fine for longer than a year > as well. > > There is always a chance that a local auto parts store will have the > correct size(or close enough too it) and that if they do, it is going to > be of "modern" manufacture to withstand the gas mix. It sure won't look > like the orignal stuff though. > > cheers, dave > > ------------------ > "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."-James Dean > > On Fri, 10 Feb 2012, Mike Morehouse wrote: > > > Is there a source for ethanol resistant 5.5mm ID rubber OEM fuel line > for a > > 1972 stock Bug? We cannot get pure non-ethanol laced gas around here and > I > > am tired of having my fuel lines crack after a year and having to > replace > > all the rubber lines so I don't lose gas, smell gas and have the risk of > > fire. > > > > I called Mid America and they don't sell anything but OEM which is what > I > > have been using. Someone must make a more ethanol resistant fuel line > for > > old cars in our size. > > > > help! please. > > > > Mike in AL > > _______________________________________________ > > vintagvw site list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
