As Don said, ethanol fuel in non-ethanol safe fuel line. I replaced my fuel lines shortly after joining BBC and learning about correct line for ethanol. The original lines in my boat had red or orange lettering, not approved for ethanol fuel.Originally Posted by 4motion
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Phil
'09 Hewescraft ProV
'09 150 Optimax
In addition to what Phil stated above- it's extremely likely that you at one time had fuel in excess of 10% ethanol in there.
According to most engineers... if they design a product to withstand "x" without "y" occurring, and then "Y" occurs, they know that "X exceeded it's maximum parameters".
Example would be a carport with engineered drawings to 80 MPH winds. Storm blows through and it's laying on the ground. Engineer comes out, sees it on the ground, and says: "Yup... the wind definitely exceeded 80 MPH". He knows this because he designed it and the materials/design were rated to meet or exceed that rating.
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