Date:         Mon, 4 Feb 2008 00:59:33 -0500
Reply-To:     Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@charter.net>
In-Reply-To:  <47A6337E.9010909@charter.net>
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John,
thanks for the response.  I ended up ditching it before I got your
response---ran the fuel line all the way through the hole with a rubber
grommet.

I'm going to put the metal fitting in my toolbox though, and swap it out
for the plastic one in our other van.

Thanks again,
Wes


John Rodgers wrote:
> Keep the metal. It is an upgrade.
>
> When the plastic ones fail due to aging making the plastic brittle and
> subject to cracking, replacement with metal is what most people do.
>
> Regards.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> Wesley Pegden wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>> I'm finishing up my fuel line job right now that I finally got around
>> to.  I've read about the plastic firewall fitting that people usually
>> have a problem with: on the fuel intake line that runs under the air
>> distributor stuff to the T-connection, and connects on the other side to
>> a short hose and then the plastic tubing.  I've just removed this
>> fitting, just to discover that mine is in fact metal.  Anybody heard of
>> a metal replacement for these before?  The clamps on the connecting
>> hoses (and ONLY these hoses) were screw-type clamps, so it seems like
>> maybe this was replaced at some point?  Should I keep my metal fitting
>> or get rid of it?
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any advice,
>> Wes
>> '83 1.9l westy
>>
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