Good advice, Dave.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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From: "Dave Dahlgren" <dahlgren536@comcast.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 12:34 AM
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Fuel Lines...
> All things rubber or polymer based have a life expectantcy either in use
> or on the shelf. Most things discounted are at the end of it as the clock
> is ticking from the date of manufacture and not the day you purchased the
> item or put it into service. When companies run large discounts or dump
> things on auction sites or rebox them as an off brand there is a message
> ther if you are willing to read and understand it. The real shame is the
> lack of universal regs that require they all be embosed with month and
> year of manufacture so the buyer can be awake of the service life left.
> More than 1 person has bought tires that re 5 to 7 years old as brand new
> when in fact not worth putting on the wheels. Too many people spend way
> too much time dwelling on price rather than value and when price wins it
> has predictable results.
>
> As a side note when you plumb a car properly there is very little flex
> hose used so keeping it fresh is not expensive in the end.
> Dave
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