The hoses that Rusty & all other MB parts dealers sell are made of fabric covered natural rubber & they have a shelf life. I suspect that Rusty's supplier has gotten into some old stock. It's not his fault but he needs to know about it so that he can send feedback to his supplier.
Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dave walton Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 9:59 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bimby / injector bypass hoses I've had good luck with high temp viton hose for the Mercedes injector return lines: >From McMaster.com - 5119K31 High Temperature Viton Rubber Tubing Firm, 1/8" Id, 5/16" Od, 3/32" Wall $6.00/ft. It's been on the car for over a year and is indistinguishable from the leftovers that have been sitting on the shelf. -Dave Walton On 8/27/07, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bought a length of injector bypass hoses from Rusty a while back -- maybe a > year ago. > > Have replaced "factory" hose on both of my diesels (VW & Benz). > > EVERY LINE HAS LEAKED and has had to be replaced. I am getting at the most > six months out of a section before it cracks and leaks. > > The frustrating part here is that neither car was leaking before the > replacement -- I was doing preventative maintenance. > > Now, this isn't Rusty-bashing. It is more of a question. Rusty certainly > doesn't manufacture the hose. > > The hoses are cracking at the nipple. Am I doing something wrong in the > install? I just put the hose ends on and shut the hood. Is there a special > "nipple grease" or something that I am not using? Maybe a bad run of hose at > the factory? > > -- > LT Don > http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ > > Make a small loan, Make a big difference - Kiva.org > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
