Date:         Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:57:46 -0600
Reply-To:     Chuck Mathis <cmathis@HOUSTON.RR.COM>
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From:         Chuck Mathis <cmathis@HOUSTON.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel Lines
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Vanagain sells a kit ($53) that includes all the hose and clamps you'll need
plus instructions.  This will take care of all the long hoses from the
firewall to the pressure regulator, to both fuel rails and the short pieces
between the rails and injectors.  You'll need a sharp knife, a screwdriver
and some means of removing the crimped on collar clamps on the injectors --
I removed my injectors from the engine and used a Dremel tool.  I replaced
the injector seals at the same time -- they're cheap and you're already
there anyway.  Ken recommends removing the plastic fitting in the firewall
and running the long piece from the hard tubing just above the bell housing
to the pressure regulator.  This eliminates a couple of potential failure
points -- into the plastic fitting, out of the plastic fitting and the
fitting itself.

The whole process took maybe an hour.

Chuck
'85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo'

on 12/18/03 11:00 PM, Automatic digest processor at
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> Date:    Thu, 18 Dec 2003 18:21:48 -0800
> From:    Jere Hawn <jbrschawn@EARTHLINK.NET>
> Subject: Fuel Lines
>
> Hi all,
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> Ok Gang, You've got me worried. :-(
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> I read about the blue Carat in NYC and that is a BUMMER!!!!  I've got a 90
> and the original fuel lines are still on it.  Is there a reference anywhere
> on doing the job.  Like tools needed, length of fuel line, what fuel line
> not to use, tips, and pitfalls, etc.
>
>
>
> Happy Holidays
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>
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> TIA
>
> Jere
>
> 90 GL/Carat-a-version
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> 88 GL