Fuel injection rated hose! If you got it at a flaps, it is most likely garbage. It will split and crack in a few years. Get some good stuff. N-903-397-02 Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of David Johnson Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 7:30 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Fuel Lines (Plastic Ones) Greetings to one and all. So I finally had a modest block of time today to really tear into Blue Midget, which suffered a major engine fire in November of '06, and has largely sat sad and neglected since then, save being able to pull most of the fire damaged parts off. My plan is to completely redo the fuel lines, because, of course, that is what caused the fire (I am pretty sure it was near the cold start valve). So I have slowly been pulling the old lines off (those clamps right on the injectors themselves are a $%@#$) and then replacing them with segments of new fuel injection rated line. I have most of the main fuel ring redone now and have tested the injectors for resistance per Bentley. But as I began to work my way back, I was utterly surprised to find that between the fuel pump and the passenger side of the fuel ring, as well as from the fuel pressure regulator back to the tank, instead of the metal lines I was expecting, I found these plastic things. So - to the point - how stable are these? They seem completely intact, firm and stable, with no weak spots I can feel, but are these lines likely to need replacing, too, or is the plastic sturdy enough to hold up? Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. I am hoping to have Blue running again before mid August (probably naive) but we'll see what sorts of things I forgot to consider during the rebuilding schedule. Oh - BTW - Blue Midget is a 1980 Vanagon Westy. Thanks for any input. David. |
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