BEWARE of Russell Proflex fuel line from Summit

[teamfour]

Recently I bought 30 feet of Russell Proflex fuel line and six AN fitting from Summit. I replaced all of my fuel lines from tank to motor with these items. The day after starting the motor for the first time I noticed a very strong smell of fuel in my garage. After checking for fuel leaks and finding none, I concluded that it is the fuel line itself which smells.

After asking about the problem on this forum and on corral.net, I had received enough negative responses to conclude that there is a problem with the Russell product.

After talking with Summit and the Summit tech talking to the mfr, I was told that Russell does not recommend using the fuel line for very long lengths. In fact they stated that they recommend using hard lines as much as possible. They admitted that the lines will seep fuel vapors. The product description on both Summit's website and Russells site stated that the fuel line is compatible with all fuels. No where does it warn of vapor seepage. Summit told me I was basically out of luck with my now worthless $150 dollars worth of fuel lines.

I am now concerned about an explosion hazard in my garage. I will more than likely not be allowed to show the car at indoor car shows. Now I have to spend more money and time to fix the problem caused by a mis-advertised and defective product.

I would highly suggest staying away from this product!