Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:49:28 -0700
Reply-To: "Pedersen, Michael" <MRPEDERS@PACIFICA-PAPERS.COM>
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From: "Pedersen, Michael" <MRPEDERS@PACIFICA-PAPERS.COM>
Subject: Re: Changing Fuel Lines and Clamps - in Canada
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For all Canadians looking for bolts, hose clamps, etc. Try
http://www.acklandsgrainger.com. This is an industrial supply catalog. The
Mikalor hose clamp is very high quality($$$) and Tridon offers a Thermo flex
spring loaded clamp to compensate for those 75 degree Celsius temperature
changes (One reason I moved from Alberta...) You may not be able to order
direct. But your FLAPS should. I know Bumper to Bumper does.
Regards,
Mike Pedersen
'88 Westie GL Automatic
Powell River, BC
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Wietor [mailto:wietorg@YAHOO.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 1:33 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Changing Fuel Lines and Clamps - in Canada
>
>
> Thanks, Eric. I will look for a CT on Manitoulin
> Island on my summer cruise next month. Sounds like a
> neat store.
> About the worm clamps...Ken Wilford's kit from
> VANAGAIN has some nifty clamps that allow lots of
> clamping pressure without damaging the fuel line with
> the slots for the clamping gear. The contacting
> surface of the clamp is smooth metal with a rounded
> edge.
> I guess I would get the genuine article rather than
> risk cutting into the hose.
> I just finished my fuel line/injector seal replacement
> Wed. night. It was plenty fun.
> Does anyone have a Canadian source of these clamps for
> Eric?
> George in Michigan, '87 Van O'White
>
>
> --- Éric Giroux <eric.giroux@NRC.CA> wrote:
> > Folks,
> >
> > Everybody knows by now that replacing fuel lines is
> > a safety measure, and
> > that Ken Wilford sells a nice kit for that purpose.
> > However, rather than
> > ordering from the US, pay shipping, taxes, duty, and
> > convert to canadian
> > dollars (ouch), you CAN get an identical kit to
> > Ken's on this side of the
> > border for a low cost:
> >
> > - The High Quality German 7mm fuel line is available
> > from any VW dealer.
> > Sometimes they stock it, other times you might have
> > to special order. I
> > paid $15 for about 2 meters, the product number is N
> > 020 281 1 - Good Stuff!
> >
> > - Tiny Stainless Steel worm clamps are available
> > at...Canadian Tire! They
> > are in the plumbing section, they are marked TRIDON
> > - ALL STAINLESS. I
> > believe they are 80 cents each. I don't have the
> > product no. handy, my bill
> > is at my house.
> >
> > You realize by know that this 'kit' will be very
> > cheap. And apparently the
> > instruction for replacing the fuel lines are in the
> > archives of the vanagon
> > mailing list. I did not bother searching for them,
> > as locating a fuel line
> > in the engine compartment and replacing it is
> > (almost) a no-brainer.
> >
> > Éric
>
>
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