What VW used is 7mm ID hose and use the higher pressure line - much better quality than the low pressure line anyway. -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" 75 914 1.8 "Nancy" Full Timing Since March 1999 oldvolkshome@gmail.com http://www.oldvolkshome.com *********************************** On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Steve Williams <steve@williamsitconsulting.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am in the middle of re-sealing my gas supply system. I recently did > the gas tank reseal, complete with the bits of hoses to the expansion > tanks. Unfortunately, I didn't have any hose to replace the gas > tank->fuel pump, and the gas return into the tank. > > Of course, now that I am going to do those two bits of hoses, I have a > full tank of gas :-( > > I got the right size for the gas tank->fuel pump and got it installed > with only minor spillage (outside). > > I slid the crawler over to the driver's side, crept under the propane > tank and cut a piece of the same (large) size of gas line. > Disconnecting the hose from the gas tank, I watched as it poured out of > a much smaller pipe than the outlet... the piece of hose in my hand (12 > mm?) was just too huge. A bit stunned, I shoved the old piece of hose > back on, clamped it down and am letting the ample spillage (I was a bit > dumbstruck) evaporate. > > Does anyone know what size of hose the "return" on the gas tank of a > 1991 Westfalia/Vanagon is? > > Also, I made an assumption that this would be low pressure fuel line, > not the higher pressure injector hose. Was that a correct assumption? > > Thanks, > Steve W. |
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