Adjusting carburetors for oxygenated gasoline

Hose is hose. Unless it has a large diameter and is formed with a bend (like cooling system hoses), they can be had for much less than that at most decent auto parts shops.

Toyota hose seems to be a lot better than normal vacuum hose and takes a lot, lot longer to harden or crack, maybe because of the grey outer layer over the inner black layer. I've heard of people preferring it even for non-Toyota vehicles.

Yeah, and all the companies that make replacement rubber fuel system components, too.

And another thing- has anyone else noted that this winter-blend swill they call gasoline has an ungodly high vapor pressure? The stuff boils at damn near room temperature. My old carbureted cars *never* vapor lock in the hottest of summer (including dropping into city traffic with the AC blasting after cruising for 2 hours at 85 on I-10 at an ambient of over 110F last summer), but on a warm day in winter its almost guaranteed :-/

I know twiddling the vapor pressure is supposed to lower emissions in winter by allowing the fuel to more fully vaporize in a cold engine, but SHEESH! Its got to be adding tons (literally!) of raw hydrocarbons to the atmosphere through evaporation. Another "feel good" green idea that actually harms both the customer and the environment....

Back on your knees

It is good, and much nicer than the Gates stuff. Even nicer is the BMW hose with the cotton braid overtop, which is actually cheaper than the Toyota stuff although you have to buy something like thirty meters at a time.

--scott