Date:         Sat, 2 Oct 2004 10:04:06 -0700
Reply-To:     jbange <hfinn@INGRATES.NET>
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From:         jbange <hfinn@INGRATES.NET>
Subject:      Re: fuel hoses
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>Does anyone sell a complete fuel hose replacement set? Or lacking that,
>is there a list of types, diameters and lengths that are needed to do
>the job?

It's pretty much just hose n' clamps; 5mm hose for the breather system, and
7mm hose for the rest. The 5mm breather system isn't pressurized, so it
probably doesn't need replacement. I have so far been unwilling to drop the
fuel tank to inspect mine, so I'm not sure how long they are or how well
they age. 4 meters of 7mm will do the entire vehicle, 3 meters if you're
just doing the engine compartment.  Not sure exactly how many hose clamps
the whole system takes, but I think a dozen will do the engine compartment
lines, and 6-8 more should do the rest. I have a 3 meter coil of nice
cloth-sheathed fuel line from VolksCafe
(http://volkscafe.com/main.jsp?pa=p&p=1812649455&pct=680049311&ct=586555328)
under my rear seat that I've been meaning to use to replace the lines on my
'90, but apparently my plan is to wait until it catches fire before I get
off my butt and do it.

John Bange
'90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"