Copper air and fuel lines?

[Jeff Miller]

Most manufacturers changed to plastic air lines because: a) it is
cheaper and b) it is lighter.

Copper is still used for LP in many applications but it is rare in
water, diesel, air.

- Jeff Miller
http://www.wanderlodge.net
http://www.millercoachworks.com


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Hannink"
wrote:
> How long did Wanderlodge (and Bluebird?) use copper tubing for air
> and fuel lines?
>
> Is there a problem with the copper tubing cracking and becoming a
> safety hazard?
>
> I have someone trying to tell me that my 'lodge is unsafe because
it
> has these copper lines, he's telling me that most truck
> manufacturers switched over to plastic lines in the early 80's
> because of stress fractures in the copper lines. I think that he is
> full of **it, as he has proven to be so in the past.
>
> Any info would be helpful.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim Hannink
> Winter Park, FL
> 1981 FC-33SB
>
> BTW, we will be headed north on I-95 to Darlington this evening,
> flash your lights if you see me:>)