On Jan 31, 2013, at 12:36 PM, Don Hanson wrote: > When you do replace the fuel supply components of your van...be > careful to anticipate where the hoses and fittings will actually lie and > how they'll fare against various hard parts of the chassis and against > other things. Rubbing or continuous flexing will eventually lead to > leaks, and a pressurized gas leak is dangerous as hell. Don makes a really good point that I think gets overlooked regarding fuel lines. The standard routing of the fuel lines in a WBX runs the hose over some serious chaffing points. I have always been quite proactive about replacing fuel lines, thankfully, since after one such change I noticed the hose was nearly worn through! Now, I use the same method Don explains about wrapping fuel lines in heater hose at any point there's possible abrasion, although I use zip ties to hold the heater hose in place instead of clamps: > > When I did my lines (after a close call with squirting gas and the > exhaust manifold) I used some heater hose that I split lengthwise, slipping > that over the fuel new fuel lines anywhere I used a zip tie, or wherever > the fuel line was in close proximity to anything else that could abrade > it. I also used normal hose clamps and re-tightened them carefully after > about a week of driving with the new hoses. I do this now even with my Bostig conversion. -Jarrett |
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