Before braided stainless there was rubber hose. Rubberhose, although perfectly adequate for most automotive plumbing requirements (fuel, water, vacuum, tranny fluid, and other low-pressure substances) ...

As a driver, there's nothing scarier to me than being in the cockpit, completely strapped up, when a fire breaks out. The thought of trying to get out while the car is engulfed would scare any driver.

Change often comes with compromise, and that is certainly the case when it comes to today's gasoline. It's not the sweet-smelling, pseudo-solvent fuel we all grew up with--well, most of us anyway.

Your fuel lines are a network of tubes and hoses that bring gas or diesel from your fuel tank and fuel pump to the fuel injectors in your engine. These parts wear out over time, though, and you can ...