[petek]

Maxrpm,

"...but no one seemed to believe me..."

Nothing personal and I hope you didn't take offence. Carroll Smith was fairly well famous (all sorts of racing, GT40s for example) and if Mr. Smith said that paper soda straws were the way to go, well, I'd tend to believe him.

His texts list Aeroquip 601 as the dog's bullocks for piping gas. But as you have experienced and arthurr documented with a mechanical notice from Aeroquip themselves, there is now a problem with gasoline and the rubber used in the hoses.

My car is plumbed with Aeroquip lines, not Russel or Earls (although I do have some Earls fittings). It was concievable to me that one manufacturer might have a problem (as you've experienced) but others might be ok.

I hate to think of the number of street and race cars that have stainless steel braided fuel lines that will begin to exhibit the problem ... and I thank you for bringing the problem to everyone's attention!