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[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

I know it's common knowledge by now but you really can't be too careful. I appear to have been caught out buying supposed fuel hose online, despite it being from a reputed seller. Can't see which because it's lost in the history files.

The "fuel hose" I fitted to Zeke less than 18 months ago has completely and utterly perished so I hve a wonderful flammable fountain going on under the back end... Haven't driven him for at least 6 months but charged the battery, turned him over and got dizzyingly high but no engine.

It's the last time I buy fuel hose from anywhere the staff aren't physically available for a good shoeing!

[cam.in.head]

yes i had the same issue albeit not from any reputable seller as such. marked with an sae reference and 'r9 fuel injection hose' but no makers name i have since found out that most of this stuff is either fake hose unsuitable for fuel at all or low quality hose.
i have since replaced all my hoses (they showed signs of perishing especially on bends) with my preffered choice of known brand hose .codan and cohline in my case 5/16 r9 .

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Good to know some brand names, thank you!

We hve a Pirtek ten minutes drive away and they're pretty decent, so I'll tend to go there now...

[Kevin Wood]

I replaced a load of fuel hose when I relocated the fuel pump in the Westfield a couple of years ago. All the new stuff is perished now. The 24 year old Codan branded stuff from when I built the car is still fine.

[Doctor Gollum]

Always buy 7840 marine grade fuel hose. Readily available.