Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 11:14:43 +0000
Reply-To: Odyssey Stickers <odyssey@SLIP.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Odyssey Stickers <odyssey@SLIP.NET>
Subject: RE : Fuel Line protectors
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Paul,
I'm new to the list but I also replaced some fuel lines and cleaned up the
top of the engine (the part you see looking down into the inside hatch). The
engine had 12 years of rust flakes dirt and sand on the top of the engine,
under the intake runners etc. After one of those factory crimp hose clamps
blew off and left me stranded, only one block from home, tow straps are
handy, I decided to replace as many of the clamps and hoses as I could. I
have done it around the engine etc. I removed the intake etc. for
sandblasting and painting. so it was easy to see what went where. I used 7.9
mm hoses over the 7 mm and it was still a tight fit on the vw fuel T and
fuel runners. I did use the (over priced) $2.99 a foot an 4 for $2.99 hose
clamps for fuel inj. systems.
Ok back to the point. I did not reuse the factory brown covers because they
were to stiff to get the new lines into. And I did not keep track of what
went where, as they were bent up and could only go in the places they came
from. I just checked and I have some of this "camo-tubing" stuff left over
from my college days of being a car accessory installer 10 years ago. It's
3/4 inch outside diameter, made of black plastic. I'm going to try it on my
87 vanagon as the fuel lines are unprotected at this point. The tubing is
split so it can be put on after hoses are in place. The tubing looks very
similar (except the dia. is smaller) than what is used for the power
steering hoses on my 90 cabrolet. On there from when it was new.
I'll try it on my fuel lines and I'm up for giving some up for free,(
minimal postage) it's real hard to find a use for the stuff and it's been
sitting around for a while. I know I must have at least 20 feet of it or
more. I'll know when I try it on my vanagon.
Sorry to ramble.
Let me know if you have an interest in that stuff, the "camo -tubing" ,it is
designed for auto use and under hood use. I think it will do a similar job
of isolating the fuel lines etc.
Rob
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>From: "Paul J. Borghese" <paul98@PRODIGY.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Fuel Line protectors
>Date: Tue, Feb 23, 1999, 4:36 PM
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>I decided to replace my fuel-lines on my 1985 Vanagon. The original fuel
>lines have a brown covering to protect the lines from heat. Does anyone
>know where I can buy that covering? Is it necessary?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Paul Borghese
>
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