[AT] Diesel fuel line

[Guy Fay]

Never, ever use copper as a fuel line. The vibration of tractor causes 
the tube to flex (just a tiny bit). Copper work hardens quite quickly, 
the tube becomes brittle, and cracks, leaking fuel, which is not a good 
thing!

I was at IH's old Hinsdale Engineering Center (Now Case's Burr Ridge) 
researching a book and a friend who was a specs engineer explained all 
this to a new engineer with me standing next to him.

rdhaskell at juno.com wrote:
> Hi all.  Is there any problem using copper on diesel return line?  The
> original line on this IH 275D is steel.
> Thanks.
>
> Ron Haskell
> rdhaskell at juno.com
> Riverside, California
> USA
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