Be sure that the braided hose has the appropriate standards marked on it (and from a 'known' manufacturer) for use with fuels - especially those with Ethanol content. A few years back there was a glut of glitsy, anodised ended, braided stainless steel hosing and fittings being sold that rotted-out within a year or so - I had a braided carb to fuel inlet across the engine........the real issue of the inner rubber/vinyl liner perishing was hidden by the our braiding. If you were lucky you might have been fortunate to see or smell the fuel dripping off the braiding (and before it became a 'torrent' fed under pressure from the fuel pump) and the imminent risk of a major engine fire following-up!
