well, if it's any help, what Ken, at VanAgain sells in his kit to replace all those parts is described as "4 ft of 5mm braided low pressure line". ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Oxroad" <Oxroad@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 3:47 PM Subject: metric hose to standard
> what is the inside diameter of the fuel hose that vents the top of the > gasoline tank--specifically the two about 2.5 inches of hose needed (on each side) > to hook up the overflow tanks in the fender well to the pipes that feed it. I > beleive the ID is 7mm but is it 8mm. > > It's that fabric covered hose you've used on VWs for years. For the life of > me I can't recall the inner diameter. I'm actually looking for the > conversion--so what is the metric inner diameter and what will the standard equivalent be? > > I'm replacing the the vent hose up top with High Pressure Fuel line even > though it only calls for the low pressure fuel line. The Low pressure line has > dried out and is leaking in this SoCal desert climate in three years time. So I'm > experimenting with the high pressure line to see if it will last longer in > this application. The high pressure line I can find here is only in Standard > measurement. The 1/4 ID has a 6.35mm ID. Can that work?? > > I'd just like to have the right hose before I pull the whole thing apart. > Thanks > Jeff > 83.5 Westfalia > LA,CA |
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