gas tank strainer

[Artie in Miami]

Kevin....that's a thought...I have just been tossing the broken tools in a 5 gal bucket to avoid the hassle...maybe I should try to send them to snap-on. I have a feeling that if I have not done business with them, it will not fly !
I inspected the inside of the fuel tank...zero rust ?? Got me thinking...so I checked the 3/8" gas line going to fuel pump from tank....full of rust ! I wonder if those pre-bent fuel lines are still available for a 1986 Suburban...or if I should try to bend them myself ? I bought the new 40 gallon fuel tank for nothing...the old tank is in really good shape inside...makes me wonder why the tank interior did not rust, but the inside of the line did ? Maybe when the truck is not used, the fuel drains from the line....but the tank always has fuel vapors that keep the humidity out ? We have tremendous humidity here in Miami...especially in the summer months.