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Date:         Sat, 1 Nov 2008 19:06:43 -0400
Reply-To:     Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: New fuel line disintegrates
Comments: To: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <490CD902.1070609@verizon.net> (Mike Collum's message of "Sat\, 1
              Nov 2008 18\:32\:34 -0400")
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Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> writes:


> Five years ago I replaced the fuel lines on my '84 7 passenger with
> that in Vanagain's kit and reused the old sleeves.  It's still doing
> fine.
>
> Four years ago I replaced those on my '85 Westy with hose from
> BusDepot and reused the sleeves.  In June, I put a rebuilt 2.1 engine
> into it and, just to start with as much as possible that is fresh, I
> replaced the fuel lines with hose I got from Boston Bob and new
> sleeves from BusDepot.  The old stuff I took out wasn't leaking and
> still looked good.


Did you ever observe this "goo" oozing from the ends of the sleeves?


Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL
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