I would not worry about the plastic hose but that plastic junction piece is a severe failure item, with burned up vanagons because it gets old and brittle. They are available new and some fuel line replacement kits even include a new one. Otherwise, replace it with a metal junction or skip it entirely by running all one piece of new hose being careful to avoid any rubbing problems at the firewall. http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagon_parts.jsp?pa=p&p=2123780261&pct=64783007&ct=726743490 Mark
Jeff Clayman wrote: > I am replacing my fuel lines. There is a hard plastic hose running from the filter backward to a plastic fitting which spans the firewall. What have people done with this? > > Choose > > 1. Replace with metal tube to firewall > 2. Leave it there. Hasn't been a problem > 3. Leave it there. Has been a problem > 4. Other (explain) > > One other, > > What mileage did your fuel pump go? > > Thanks, > > Jeff > |
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