> And yes defensibly get rid of the plastic part. Can't imagine why they > put > that part on there.
My guess is that it was part of some assembly line streamlining "modularity". Without the fitting, they'd have either had to have a long piece of fuel line dangling off the body into the engine compartment while they fitted the engine, or a long piece dangling off the engine they'd have to fish under the body to attach to the fuel pump line after fitting the engine. The firewall fitting allowed a neat connection point for the fuel line. In typical VW fashion though, it turned into a terrible liability. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" |
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