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Date:         Sun, 7 Jul 2013 09:33:42 -0400
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Home safe but still a question about that FI plug...
Comments: To: Bryan Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <BLU162-DS15563FFE35538740F9A534CE7E0@phx.gbl>
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My question is: Where did this "rebuilt" injector come from? It seems to have been equipped with very poor quality hose.

Larry A.

On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Bryan Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks again to everyone that helped on Thursday. I had just parked the > van in the rare coveted parking spaces along the boardwalk in Cape May, NJ > when I found the leak in the FI hose. I still have a question about that > plug. Please take a look at http://www.csp-dev.com/vw/fi1.html . The top > green plug was the one in question. Everyone told me to press down on the > wire to expand the wire around the ears. As you can see by the picture, > the wire doesn’t appear it wants to go anywhere in any direction. I > ended up just prying the jack off over the ears. What am I missing here? > Is this plug broken or is there some other way to neatly get it off? > > The second picture down is the old injector. What I am curios about this > is why does the hose appear to be attached permantely to the injector? > Could I have replaced this hose? I ended up putting in a spare injector I > carry with my parts bag. > > It was a white knuckle ride back to PA as I wasn’t sure the used injector > I put in was OK. For some odd reason I’ve most of my mechanical issues on > my 4th of July journeys in the last few years. > > And yes, I replaced all of my fuel lines a few years ago and this injector > is a rebuild from only a few years ago. It could have easily caused a fire. > I’m surprised it did not. I ordered a brand new one to replace it. > > Thanks, > Bryan >


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