Man, F@#K my car...

So, today was my little girl's "graduation" ceremony. Silly to have a graduation from daycare type stuff to real school type stuff, but whatever, go and show support, demonstrate that school is a priority and all that.

Dad love = no JohhnyCamaroMullet/LatrellePantsAroundtheAnkles showing up when she's 16 (I hope).

So the *1 year* old rubber section of fuel line between the tank and hard line on the car has disintegrated and dripped fuel all night, turning my garage into a really bad situation waiting to happen.

Of course too, its impossible to fix a problem like that without ending up swimming in fuel. Needless to say, by the time I had gotten it cleaned up, and reshowered I had missed the ceremony.

I visually checked that hose when I pulled the car out of storage, but the split was on the back between the nipple and the tank. Hose was all dried out and ate up.

It is actual fuel line I purchased when i redid the fuel tank, not vacuum hose or something stupid. Methinks they are putting more than 10% ethanol in the fuel in Illinois.

I've never had a problem like this before. I wonder if its going to eat up my push-lock hose at the front of the car too..

I have the destroyed section of fuel line, which I'll take to the parts store where I bought it and get to hear "so what?" I'm sure.

Pretty hard to have a racing hobby and do parenting the right way without this kind of crap.

Sorry for the mini rant. Very frustrating.