[petek]

Wouldn't even a short length of the hose exhibit the same problem? Wouldn't that mean that the stainless steel braided hose of any length could catastrophically fail at any minute? I'm going to have to dig up Carroll Smith's Plumbing book and see what the expert has to say...

... ok, quick scan of his text "Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook" (the book he wanted to name "Screw to Win"...), anyway, Mr. Smith flat out says he does not use hard lines for gas lines and uses stainless steel braided hose for gas lines. He also says he only uses Earls and Aeroquip.

I cannot deny that folks have experienced problems with stainless steel braided lines, but I find it interesting that the aircraft and racing industry seems to swear by the same stuff.

I wonder if there is a fuel additive that is causing the failure?