> >> Viton is not impervious to B100. I have had to do DV twice on both > >> Gump and E300D. Return lines have disintegrated as well as lines from > >> the tank. Cigar hoses 2x. Valve cover on E300D turned to mush because > >> the hoses leaked into the valve head and I had to suck 0.5 gal out of > >> there. O-rings for fuel filters went south twice. Filler neck gasket > >> melted.
Over ten years in Seattle, replacing rubber twice per car (I assume once early in that time) does not seem like that much to me, regardless of fuel. Am I missing something? Valve cover is weird. But I thought rubber had a 5-10 year service life in the southeast, where we only have minor weather. Best, Tim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
