> We all know that replacing the fuel lines is important in the >Vanagon, mainly because of their age. So, does the same apply to all old >cars that the lines should be replaced? What is it about the air cooled >vanagons and the water ones that makes this such a problem; and, are the >older buses at risk of the same problems, 195?- 1979? If you reply, please >do it publically, then several people who have the answer won't all think it >hasn't been answered to me yet. Thanks, ph '80 Westfalia. All older cars, but particularly fuel injected ones, are at risk, except for (sometimes) those that don't use rubber hoses. CIS injection systems typically have plastic lines that get brittle with age, and are also a problem. Stainless braided lines typically last forever. Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net |
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