Ferrari Mailing List: Carbs, fire and costs

[Doug & Terri (dnt]

Matt asks ". . . but I do concur that over time it is likely that this hard
plastic in a hot engine bay might become brittle. Are there documented
episodes of these failing?"

No.  Not to my knowledge.  Porsche started using the CIS injection system in
mid-1973 and used it thru 1983.  In that time period they put hundreds of
thousands of CIS cars on the road.  Tho there were other problems (engine
melt downs in the mid-70's as a result of early emission controls: the
Thermo Reactor log for one) I cannot recall ever having seen or heard of an
engine fire as a result of brittle fuel lines.

Not so to be too fast now - I did mention the 914 fuel line which at least
looks the same - causing engine fires.  But that was a result of battery
acid contamination as the fuel line ran under the battery tray and was
easily contaminated, sprung leaks, and burned the car to the ground.  Alas.

Onward
DOUG