Hah! My fuelhoses have been good for 35-ish years! If it ain't broke, doan fix it. ;) Carl - (no, I actually did change all of them) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norm" <norm@xxxxxxxxx> extinguished quickly!). Where there's fuel spraying and igniting though you've got a significant problem and recovery expense, fire extinguisher or not. Fortunately this is preventable in large extent by making sure fuel hoses are in good shape and well clamped, something we all do once a season right? <g> Well, I try to anyway. HTH, Norm