[DeTomaso] fuel line story

[Thomas Törnblom]

I use cheap polyamide high pressure lines, just like the OEM manufacturers do. No problems in the 14 or so years I've had the EFI installed.

> 26 sep. 2015 kl. 21:27 skrev Rich <hoppe1 at cox.net>:
> 
>   Well I dodged a bullet today.
>   I went out to the garage to start my car.
>   It has fuel injection so you turn the key a let the fuel pump run and
>   then start it up.
>   It did not want to start.  that is strange
>   I stopped- waited - turned the key listened to the fuel pump and tried
>   again.
>   I did this a few times.
>   So I decided to get out a maybe charge the battery and try again.
>   when I opened the door I had to step into a puddle of gas.
>   The whole car was in a pool of gas, like maybe a gallon or more on the
>   floor.
>   I was one spark away from lighting everything I have on fire and if I
>   jumped out of the car I would have been in gas or flames.
> 
>   no warning-  no minor leak-  complete braided stainless steel line
>   failure- maybe 1000 miles but probably 7 years old.
> 
>   If they are 4 or 5 years old change them!
> 
>   Rich
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