Date:         Mon, 4 Feb 2008 00:09:54 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
Comments: To: Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <47A6A9C5.7030803@cs.uchicago.edu>
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Rubber Grommets work. I don't know why Volkswagen didn't do that in the
first place. Every time you section a hose you increase the chances of
having a leak.

Good Luck,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Wesley Pegden wrote:
> 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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