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Date:         Thu, 3 Jun 2010 16:44:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Peter DiFalco <peter.difalco@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Peter DiFalco <peter.difalco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: fuel line replacement
In-Reply-To:  <AA24AE9D-926C-4244-983A-914E9E0CB36E@shaw.ca>
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When I re-did my fuel tank seals a few weeks ago I just plain ran out of good German clamps and I had to resort to using gear head cheese grater clamps on the supply line from fuel tank to fuel pump. I'm sorry, I know I have sinned! But Sunday is hard day to get that kind of part in a town with no marine supply stores.

So... really... am I just wondering whether I should make the extra effort to dump the fuel again to switch out the clamps... or just let it roll for a year or two...? Keeping in mind I live in a dry, no-rust area.

-Peter 89 Wolfsburg

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 3:18 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> hi, > > yes agreed, but there is cracking and there is CRACKING :) > > this was pretty bad, you could tell without cutting. I am assuming > they were stock, based on the date stamp on the longer fuel lines. > Those longer lines looked pretty good, with only some cracking > internally at the ends. > > I should also mention to replace the clamps if they are rusty. And > use the proper clamps, not the common gear head cheese grater kind. > > Ben has a good description of all this on his site, here; > http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line.htm > > alistair > > > On 3-Jun-10, at 2:49 PM, Jeff wrote: > > First, let me say that I agree that replacing old fuel lines is > extremely > important, however... the cracking on the outside of the fuel lines > can be > deceptive as this kind of cracking can happen quite fast. > > Unfortunately, it's kind of a catch-22. In order to truly check your > lines, > you need to cut them open lengthwise and inspect the inner portion. > At that > point, you need to replace them anyways. Sigh... Just can't win. > > Cheers, > > Jeff >


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