A brief comment on SS Hose:
The Braided SS cover on rubber hose is for abrasion protection in Aircraft & Race cars, ONLY. It does not change whether it leaks or not.
Yes, SS hose is looks impressive, but the rubber hose within
still fails with age & conditions.
AND, unless you peel back the braid and read the production info you never know what you actually have......
or where it was made (China??).
Race cars get regular inspections between races, and aircraft hose is subject to replacement EVERY FIVE YEARS by regulation.
On the more common useage of Fuel systems, the higher fuel pressures of todays vehicles prevent the average owner from assembling hoses with
clamps, as they will not endure the long life expected. The alternative is AN with adapters, or Crimps assembled by specialists.
Clamps are fine for low pressure applications but NOT for higher pressure systems.
Today, all vehicle manufacturers use Crimped fittings like this:
or have gone to Polyamide Tube with Insert style fittings like this:
With the values of our vehicles today, there is reason enough to not take any chances.
Len