A common theme among Classic Cars are: their propensity to have old and dry rotted rubber products.
Since many a car owner doesn’t have access to a lift, seeing and getting to the old fuel hoses and brake hoses is a difficult task. The saying “out of sight – out of mind” isn’t a good thing for rubber products that will keep you safely on the road. To put it into context, when’s the last time you changed your garden hose at your house? If you’re like me, it was anywhere from 3-5 years, and that’s using a good quality hose – not the Dollar Tree variety. So maybe it’s time to think about inspecting your car’s fuel hoses.
Additionally, Fuel and Vapor hoses manufactured in the 60’s through the 80’s are not the same as those manufactured today. The gasoline used in today’s cars has a percentage of Ethanol mixed in, and the rubber of years past does not play well with Ethanol – so failure is imminent if the hoses haven’t been changed recently.
Our most important responsibility to our customers is their Safety. As I mentioned in our mission statement, we don’t search out items needing repairs for “Our” benefit. Truth be known, we’ve got more work than we can handle, and we’re thankful for the work we have. But having a customer driving around with dry rotted fuel hoses, weak brake hoses, and rotted suspension and motor mounts isn’t safe. So have your car inspected, and either replace them yourself or find a competent shop that can…End of Story.
