Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 00:40:14 +0200
Reply-To: Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Subject: Re: Fuel clamps, fuel lines
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What's the easiest way to get the metal crimp-type clamps off the rubber
fuel lines?
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These can be tricky. You can feel free to try the screwdriver approach, but
my experience would prove that any odd, or angular force, placed on many or
the often plastic connectors WILL result in them breaking off, and ruining
your entire day (or week, if you work on your Vanagon as slowly as I do).
Anyway, the clamps are made to be crimped on, and cut off... never reused.
The tool I use is a hand-cutter that looks a bit like an old tile cutter.
It has flat "blades" at the front but at 90 degrees (meaning it is like a
rabbit biting, not a scissors).
A nice large wire cutter can also be used, but be certain taht it is sharp,
and that as you cut the clamp, you are only cutting through one of the
crimped, raised sides, and NOT just grabbing the whole raised crimp, and
squeezing hard.
I managed to break the small plastic connector off of the coolant junction
box, and boy was that a pain to fix!!! The fuel distributor, near the
injectors, is made of plastic, and could also break... so be gentle!
Good Luck, and have fun!
RSF
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Robert S. Fish
Salzburg, Austria
1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
1987 Golf Cabriolet
1991 Golf
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jere Hawn" <jbrschawn@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: Fuel clamps, fuel lines
> use a small slotted screw driver and gently pry the crimp part and they
come
> loose. To get them off you'll need to take the hose off the fitting and
slip
> the crimp fitting off.
>
> Jere
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Craig Oda - Personal email
> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 9:17 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Fuel clamps, fuel lines
>
>
> What's the easiest way to get the metal crimp-type clamps off the
> rubber fuel lines? Should I cut them off with a saw/cutter or is there a
> way to
> cut the fuel hose out from it.
>
> I was thinking of getting these clamps for the replacements. Maybe
> the #8 for the 5mm ID hoses?
> http://www.ultimategarage.com/abaprice.html
>
> I'm actually still trying to find 12mm fuel hose to connect the tank
> to the fuel pump. I guess this section isn't pressured, but the
> original hose looked pretty sturdy. 12mm is about 1/2", so the hose
> below should work.
> http://www.fuelpolishing.com/item1885.htm
>
> The other option is to buy the 12mm hose here. Though, it isn't real
> clear to me that it is reinforced.
> http://www.ultimategarage.com/fuelpmp.html
>
> I looked at the vanagain site, but couldn't find 12mm fuel hose.
>
> Should I even be worried about this?
>
> I've stopped some of the leaks, but it appears that something is still
> leaking, so I'm going to drop the gas tank and replace all the
> bits... Kind of unfortunate since the dirt is getting in my eyes and
> mouth :-(
>
> -- Craig
>
>
> --
> Craig Oda craigoda@communitybuilders.info
> VW Info: 1983 VW Westfalia, water-cooled, automatic
> http://communitybuilders.dhs.org/craigoda/vw/
>
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