[FC] Replacing rubber line over fuel tank with steel line

[Vairtec Corporation]

Good idea in theory, but if the rubber hose you're replacing is the 
original one, it lasted nearly 50 years.  Just put in a new high-quality 
rubber hose and drive for another 40+ years.


On 11/1/2011 6:18 PM, Andrew Sego wrote:
> You may remember that earlier in the summer I was experiencing vapor lock problems.  I wanted to replace the rubber line the runs between the fuel sender/pickup and the metal line under the van, but access was too tight to get it without dropping the tank.  I have the tank out now and I'm thinking about doing something differently.  I'd like to replace the rubber line with a steel line.  This way the rubber connection will be short and easy to replace at the right rear of the tank.  It will also be a good connection point for an electric pump in the future if I need to go that way.  The steel line will run down the side of the tank where the tank half meets at the flange.  I don't think there is enough length on the end of the sender for me to flare and attach a new steel line.  I think I'll have to use a compression fitting instead.
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> Has anyone else ever done this before?  Is there something that I'm not thinking of that makes this a bad idea?
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> Thanks!
> Andrew
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