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Originally Posted by mr2tim
I was raised by hoseheads outside Detroit, Michigan and was warned when I was a kid not to mix Radiator and Gas Hoses.
Radiator hose will break down incredibly fast in a gasoline environment.? (Changing the fuel filter yearly- might - stave off breakdown particles.)
I hesitate to think of the fuel injector cleaner!
(Notice when at the parts shop that the Rad hose is $10.00 and the fuel hose $40.00, this should be your first big clue?)
By the way, here in South Florida ya can't buy these 20 year old hoses.
Any hose stories out thar?
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First off there is a reason that fuel line hoses are more expensive. They are designed to withstand much greater pressures than a radiator hose. I am using a radiator hose as a filler neck hose. It isnt experiencing any pressure at all. So changing the fuel filter wont affect the filler neck hose at all. I am sure it has fuel splashing in it and sitting in it from time to time, but it hasnt prematurely failed.
The hose has been there for nearly two years, Toyota cant order me a filler neck hose, neither can any auto parts store in the land. I am sure there are better options, but I havent had any trouble with it, and as cheap as it is I wouldnt care if it failed tommorow, I would replace it with the same thing.
I also dont beleive in injector cleaners 99.9% of them dont do a thing, I certainly dont run it through the gas tank. If my injectors need cleaned I pull them out and drive down the street so a buddy of mine can clean and balance them, which I try to do annually anyway. (and no I dont get a 'buddy' discount either....)