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Ever Notice how hoses don't last?
Used to be hoses would last 20 yrs or more. They might get hard and a little cracking on the outside but still didn't leak even though they needed replacing.
I mention this because it was only 3 or 4 yrs ago that I changed the piece of hose that goes from the hard line to the gas tank and now it's leaking with a big crack in it. I was wondering why I would smell gas back there and looked down in to see if the filler neck was leaking as it was broke loose when I got munched and had it repaired. Didn't see nothin. Never saw any puddles either. But then I rarely have a full tank of gas so it must of leaked from the sloshing of the gas when I'd park the car or something and then I would smell it. Rest of the time was too low to leak even with sloshing.
Guess they probably took the good stuff out of the rubber or it's this modern gasoline that causes them to deteriorate quickly.
Deb
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