As long as the bulb is trash anyway, why not cut it open and inspect it. My 
 guess is that it was a manufacturing defect and not related to ethanol in 
the  gas. Usually a seam is stringer than the original material and not 
prone to  failure. 
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 8/18/2009 9:09:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
roryorkin at verizon.net writes:


Right- it happens to be another brand but I don't know if there  is a bulb
that is particularly not prone to 
degradation.. It could also  just have been a poorly manufactured bulb. The
hose said alcohol resistant  
but it is a different material than the bulb..



Rick-139  wrote:

> 
> Rory,
> 
> If the replacement is the same  product as the split one, you're just 
going
> to gunk up your engine  with rubber goo.
> 
> Rick
> 
> On Tue, Aug 18, 2009  at 5:24 PM, R Orkin <roryorkin at verizon.net> wrote:
>  
>>
>> I went to pump up my 1 year old fuel primer bulb  yesterday and it just
>> split
>> when I squeezed  it.
>> I don't know if this is just a cheap bulb or if the ethanol is  reacting
>> with
>> the rubber bulb.
>> Fortunately  I carry a spare fuel line assembly.
>>
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