I've noticed two different grades of hose, black and grey. The grey stuff is great, lasts for years, but the black not so much.
Which color have you been using? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300 '87 300TD Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >>>i agree that every year or 2 seems overly >>>cautious; especially since failure mode isn't >>>likely to be catastrophic or without warning. >> >>I change 'em by sight/smell. When they leak, replace them. The >>failure mode (for the fabric-covered stuff) is gradual, not >catastrophic. >> >>-- Jim > >I put new hose on the 300D last year in august >maybe. The new hose is leaking and I will >replace all of it. It was from Rusty. Either >the current fuel is eating the hose or the >current hose is not as good as the oe hose. I >believe the latter, because I noticed the rapid >deterioration 10-15 years ago. I do know that >the switch to ULSD has led to rapid erosion of >the IP DV union orings, so it stands to reason >that it may have deleterious effects on the >return hose too. > >I replaced the hose on the SDL last year also. >Since I have the head off, I will change the >hoses when the head goes back on. > >I agree, to only change them when they leak, but >my experience has been that the hose does not >last long. > >I am not advocating that you have to change the >hoses annually, just my experience is that they >seldom last more than a year or two unless you >want to change only the one leaking. then I end >up changing a hose frequently. I decided that >with $4 or $5 Diesel fuel, it makes more sense >just to change them all and not waste the fuel. >When fuel was 27¢ or 35¢ a gallon, I only changed >the one that was leaking after I had no more left >to cut off and stick back on. > >_______________________________________ >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 _______________________________________ 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
