If you can find an aviation hardware catalog, either papaer or on the web, you can look through the "AN Fittings" section and find hardware designed specifically for firewall applications. If it fits the firewall of an airplane, it will fit the firewall of a Vanagon. Some of the fittings are stainless, some are aluminum. In either case, they would ba good application for our vans.. Frankly, I would like to install one of those, plus convert all the rubber FI hoses over to the aircraft type flex fuel lines - Aeroquip specifically. . These are a hose with a braided stainless anti-chafe shielding on the outside, and AN hose fittings swedged on the ends of the hose. A different "T" connector would be required to make the split for distribution to eich side fo the engine. Such hoses might reduce the fire tendencies of the Vanagon. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver jbange wrote: >> Along with the fuel lines, please don't forget the nylon firewall >> fitting >> (white, or now yellow, it points down at the engine at a 45 degree >> angle, >> mounted about the mid span of the firewall) with the fuel supply >> pressure >> hoses attached. It really can be broken with the greatest of ease as I >> found out doing my engine conversion. Please change it too. > > > Regarding this firewall bulkhead fitting: is there a reason not to just > eliminate it entirely and just run a continuous fuel line through a big > ol' grommet instead? I haven't looked at it yet, but it sure sounds > to me > like it's there for manufacturing convenience more than anything else. > > John Bange > '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" > > |
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