On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 16:34:31 GMT, Bill Janssen
wrote:

wrote:

I'm sure I read somewhere that one should not use copper for fuel
lines for gasoline that something happens between the copper and the
gas.
Am I dreaming all this up or what?
Mike in BC


There was a belief by some that copper would make gasoline form gummy
deposits
But I think the "problem" was just poor quality gasoline or maybe some
kind of bioligy
living in a water / gasoline mix.

I don't have a clue as to the facts.

Bill K7NOM


Detection of Copper Corrosion ASTM (D130)
Detection of Copper Corrosion from Petroleum Products by the Copper
Strip Tarnish Test: Some sulfur compounds that remain in the petroleum
product after refining are corrosive to various metals. This method is
used to determine the corrosivity of petroleum products (including
aviation gasoline, aviation turbine fuel, automotive gasoline and
natural gasoline) to copper.

from:
http://www.octel-starreon.com/Fuel_A...n_Ignition.htm