[mrmustang]

The problem here is that the russell line is aromatic when used with modern "cooked" style gasoline. The extra additives are what is "weeping" through the line itself. No other explanation is needed, as the line is just not right for the application when used in long runs. Why, simple, in short runs, it's still going to be aromatic, but seeing that there is a small amount of line, your never going to notice it (it is within normal parameters
). With the longer run of line, your going to increase the aromatic problem ten fold, which is where you run in to problems with the smell and fumes.......XRP and Goodyear (along with one other that slips my mind this morning) use a teflon lined braided line specifically for long runs of fuel line.........Both the teflon, and regular braided line are rated for over 500PSI, so the issue of fuel pressure in our applications is not the cause either.............


Hope this helps to clear up some of the misunderstandings from above.................


Sincerely,

Bill S.