Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 08:51:14 -0600
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
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From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: [WetWesties] Gas Tank/Lines
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Gas tank hose maintenance.
The plastic hoses from your pump to the engine compartment often get
crushed or deformed after many years of use.
I use a short piece of brass tubing as a liner. I get thin wall hobby
tubing from ACE Hardware that slips up inside the plastic and insert
about 1 1/2" inch up into the plastic hose, this prevents crushing and
allows you to tighten the clamp very nicely.
If you have hosed that have wear points, slip a larger piece of hose over
them to protect them. In tight places I use heat shrink tubing to get
through the port.
Always use Fuel Injection hose on the pressure side of your fuel system.
Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia
On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 05:36:36 -0800 (PST) matt arnold
<have2camp@yahoo.com> writes:
> Hi Gang,
>
> It's been 2 months since I brought the '89 home and
> I'm still learning it's about it's guts. I decided to
> fill the tank on Saturday. While "toping it off", I
> noticed that about a pint or 2 spilled out of the
> tank. Since only a few pints spilled, I'm assuming
> that if there is a hole in the gas tank, it must be
> pretty high. My guess is that there is a leak in a
> hose rather than the tank. I'd like to replace these
> hoses going to and from the tank real soon. Does
> anybody have any experience with changing these hoses?
> Is this something a novice can do with the tools in
> his "utility box" or am I looking at making another
> payment on my mechanics boat?
>
> Thanks for the input in advance...
>
> Matt
>
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