My understanding is that the metal ring prevents the hose from expanding and therefore it cannot slip off. I read that somewhere. I reused them on mine and all seems well 4 years latter. Pascal '84 Westy -----Original Message----- Benny- I noticed in the diagrams that the small piece of hose attached to the fuel injector does not appear to have a hose clamp on it, just that metal ring. But- the metal ring doesn't appear to "clamp" the hose to the injector. Your repair shows a hose clamp *and* the ring installed on the injector. What gives? Is the metal ring doing anything? |
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