Re: Re: [Chrysler300] Brute Bunders

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> The fuel we are all probably using now has about 10% ethanol, which destroys elastomers (rubber hoses) and fuel pump diaphragms, not to mention absorbs water that rusts our fuel tanks.  It also excerbates our smog problems in California, but EPA continues to deny our request for a waiver to not have to use ethanol in our gas.  Plus it drives up prices of fuel.  Well, at least Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is doing well and the farmers who supply this stuff.
ADM surely has plenty of dough to contribute to political interests that keep this going.  

Steve Albu
> From: "mplindahl" <mplindahl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2004/05/23 Sun PM 03:27:11 EDT
> To: "300club" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
> 	"Gary Holm" <gholm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Brute Bunders
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> Hi Gary,
> 
> The same thing happened to me except I was in the city.  I used the radiator
> overflow rubber hose as a temporary fuel line until I could get to the NAPA
> store and get the correct fuel hose.  Always make sure that the rubber fuel
> line is "Nylon Reinforced" by looking at the end of the hose.  They sell
> regular hose that does not have nylon and it can burst.
> 
> Mark Lindahl
> '63 300 Conv.
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary Holm" <gholm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "300club" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 2:07 PM
> Subject: [Chrysler300] Brute Bunders
> 
> 
> A very dangerous thing happened to me on way to a ALL MOPAR show in Eugene
> OR. last weekend,  and I thought I would share with all of you. True
> confession, if you will. I spent many hours cleaning and detailling, preshow
> stuff that we all do, plus checking under the hood  tweaking thing getting
> ready for a 300 mile round trip to this show  Any way, just out of
> Cottagegrove, about 10 miles south , "Gerty" was running fine .I sudden ly
> smelled gas and I suspected the fuel pump was going out. Even tho I was on I
> 5 there no good pull offs, so I kept looking for a flat and level spot
> .About a mile or so I was sputtering and found a spot wide enough to pull
> off. Opened up the hood and found fuel splattered all down the right side
> and on the exaust manifold. Thanking God that I didn't blow up or burn. AAA
> tow got me to my son-in law's and while changing the fuel pump, I found that
> the 5/16 fuel line from the fuel pump. to the fuel filter had split between
> the connectors and was not the fuel pump after all.Lesson to learn.. All of
> this was new less than 4,000 miles at the rebuild, but I had a slight curve
> in the rubber hose which caused this to cut  the the line. This pumped 10
> gal. gas out and blew it out in less than a mile. I straighted this line out
> up to the line feeding the carbs. and installed a mallable strap from the
> alt. bracket and to the metal fuel line to support it from vibrating, and I
> will put new hoses every time I replace the filter! If this keeps only one
> other 300 owner from the near miss, it is worth admitting to a Brute
> Blunder.Maybe we should start a list of BLUNDERS!!        Gary  BIG "G"
> P.S.  It was worth it all as I won 1st in convt. and best pick by MOPAR
> club!!
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