Yes. For sure. I had some bits of nylon (plastic?) from the '85 I parted. Funny that metal was cheaper back then. I look forward to having continuous pieces of fuel line in there. Less joins = peace of mind. And I have to laugh at just how bad the vent lines were. On one tank, the PO had a brake bleeder valve put in in place of a broken off nipple. Plus two metal vent lines were clogged completely shut with rust! I'll bet the new venting make my Westy go faster and get better mileage. --- ;^) Oh no wait. The new Jetta engine should do that! --- :^)
Neil. On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: > At 11:19 AM 6/27/2008, neil N wrote... >> >> I'm still curious as to why VW used braided hose - metal hose - >> braided hose, instead of a continuous piece of hose from each vent. >> >> Like, why put in those metal pieces of hose? > > Probably cheaper, and were expected to be longer lasting, than all > cloth/rubber hose. Note that at some point a change was made from steel to > nylon(?). > >
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