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Re: Bringing up Stepside gas filler hose again
No, rubber hose is there because your tank is mounted to the frame, and the filler is mounted to the body....allows for movement.
When you run a hydrocarbon through a rubber hose with no ground, static begins to build up as it flows. when you fill up with gas at the pump, static is building as the flow goes through the hose. Once the charge gets to the filler nozzle, if the nozzle isn't in good connection with your filler neck, a spark can jump from the nozzle to your trucks filler neck, potentially causing a fire.
Metal in your filler hose will be fine, just make sure you have a good ground at your tank, and at your filler neck.
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