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> I like the look of the externally-braided made-in-Germany hose. > > Bummer that the last several batches I got (both 5mm(?) and 7mm) > sprung leaks in their second year of service. > I agree about the leak detecting and fuel dispersing advantages of the cotton braiding, but even VW don't use the cotton covered stuff now - you get a rubber outer and inner with bonded reinforcement between (like the domestic stuff we have had in the UK for years). It looks good stuff, and is about the same overall diameter as the other was, but why they can't get as good quality now as they could back then I don't understand. If it was due to the unleaded gas, my tank to tunnel hose would have leaked by now, but it hasn't and I am sure it is original (undersealed with a waxoyl product from new - even the brake pipes were shiny and un-corroded when I had to do the M/C change last year). It doesn't help with the inner fender seams though - I still got rust in the heater channel area. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org