Hi James, > What makes you say it's a cheaper material??? And why do you say it won't > last as long? I was told these two things by Ken Koncelik and simply regurgitated it. He described the process he uses to make his fuel hoses and the costs involved. > Have you even seen one of our hoses? Nope. > I'd be happy to send you for your > review, but if it's going to be as uninformed as what you've just written, I > won't waste either of our times. A test like this would be hard to make fair. This is because gasoline varies greatly depending on manufacture and batch. I believe that many of the original hoses have lasted as long as they have because the fuels from years ago sometimes does not turn as caustic when it goes bad as does more modern fuels. Here's a good anecdote: Adam Sullivan had a Canadian spec car (VIN 17086) that had sat for about 10 years with a mostly full tank. The car has very low miles (11430 Kilometers), so we assume the fuel tank innards to be original. He cleaned it all out, and the fuel suction hose was fine. He put it back together with new gasoline in the tank. It sat for a few months and then I bought it. In this comparably short time, the fuel suction hose fell apart and the gasoline had obviously gone bad. It had a strong alcohol-like smell. My assumption is that when the modern formula gasoline went bad that it wasn't near as kind to the hose as the antique gasoline. And it spent much less time soaking in bad gasoline the second time around. Here's another anecdote: My first DeLorean (VIN 03633) also had very low miles (8600) and presumably the original fuel suction hose. Evidence suggests that the car was stored with an almost empty tank. This is apparent from a soft almost rotten spot on the hose where presumably it either sat in a puddle of fuel or had a bit left inside the hose. I put this hose back in the car to use while I ordered a new one. A few months later when I go to put the new hose on the car, the old one miraculously healed! What the phuque? There was no trace left of the rotten spot. If you want to test how good the new hoses are, I suggest storing them all together in a gas can with the lid off. I'd put some cheap low octane convenience store gasoline in there and watch it over a period of time. I'd be glad to do this experiment if you and Ken sent me sample hoses to try. Even a piece of each should be sufficient. > Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. Would it be possible for you to have new fuel pump boots & covers made from the same material you are having the suction hoses made? That would be great. Ken said that it was too costly for him to do. If fuel vapors even look at Ken's new pump boot cover, it turns as hard as a rock. Please let me know if I can be of further annoyance. ;-) Walt ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Your own Online Store Selling our Overstock. http://us.click.yahoo.com/rZll0B/4ftFAA/46VHAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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