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Re: fuel lines; the injector side
Historical mailing list - Joe L.
Sat, 12 Jun 1999 22:55:17 -0400
I forget which of our vendors it was but wasent one of them supposed to come up with some kind of "Fuel Line Replacement...
Re: fuel line zen
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 26 Jun 95 12:55:24 CDT
On Mon, 26 Jun 95 12:24:20 CDT Wagner Michael said: >ever notice how fuel lines only develop serious leaks when you've...
Re: Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to prevent leaks?
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 10:39:25 -0500
...The flat4 by design need many flexible Fuel line to get fuel to each cylinder. Pre-80 VW bus's had the same problem...
Re: The proper gas line
Historical mailing list
Sat, 16 Aug 1997 01:25:32 -0400 (EDT)
...The rubber 7mm lines are only a few inches long exiting the fuel filter and the male section at the firewall. I was thinking...
Fuel Lines...my turn! And a replacement question.
Historical mailing list - David McCallum
Tue, 24 May 2005 13:45:56 -0600
...In the meantime, I have a question about proper routing and fuel line protection. I note on Ben Huot's excellent website that the...
Re: Fuel Line Trick! 87 Van 2.1 A/t
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 07:41:25 -0800
...Without the fitting, they'd have > either had to have a long > piece of fuel line dangling off the body into the > engine compartment...
Re: Fuel Leak-Yikes!!
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 5 May 2010 18:37:10 -0500
...It is not enough to replace the fuel lines, and not enough to eliminate the fire starter connector. We need to provide protection to...
Re: Heat, vapor lock, won't start?
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:58:03 -0700
...But, I recently observed vapor lock on a gravity fuel system on a 2KW generator. The unit has a clear fuel line and clear...
Re: Euro Van pitfalls
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Wed, 8 Mar 2000 17:45:37 EST
...The leaks are due to the aging of the rubber fuel lines and the crimped factory connectors. Since the '93 models are at least...
fuel line replacement
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Sat, 23 Dec 2000 09:28:02 -0500
I am considering replacing all my high pressure fuel line when I replace my fuel pressure regulator. I've noticed Vanagain has a kit...
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Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
Wed, 17 Oct 2001 01:16:32 +0000
Hey folks, Today I picked up some fuel injection line for my van at the flaps. The fuel line has a rubber core with...
Re: Fuel Pumps and Filters
Historical mailing list - TC
Thu, 6 Jul 2006 12:21:50 -0700
...fuel pump like this http://www.napaonline.com/masterpages/NOLMaster.aspx?PageId=470&LineCode=BSH&PartNumber=N69100&Description=Fuel+Pump+(OE+Electric+In-Line...
Syncro feed fuel line
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 21:06:44 -0500
If I remember correctly a 3/8" fuel line will work, Or 10mm. I dought you are going to find 10 MM, but most...
Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Mon, 9 Jul 2007 07:36:47 -0700
...Steel Braided Fuel Lines? Does anyone know if installing steel braided fuel lines has been done by anyone, or this would be the end...
Re: Another reminder to check your fuel lines
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:30:12 -0700
...Another reminder to check your fuel lines > > > http://mltnews.com/passengers-escape-injury-volkswagen-catches-fire-near-gat > eway-plaza-wednesday/ >
Bypassing the FireStarter fuel line fitting - was t-stat discussion
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:23:00 -0800
The hard line as you call it, is a black plastic line coming from the fuel pump. You will find it right above the...
Re: Fuel line sleeve
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:45:43 -0800
...Fuel line sleeve > > Anybody know of anything better to cover fuel lines with when replacing. > Asbestos loom? Heater hose. Needs to be fuelproof and...
Re: Fuel Lines/Hose Clamps
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Wed, 24 Jan 2001 13:00:56 -0600
Tom, The claps you get from Pep-Boys are the wrong type for the rubber fuel lines - for the very reason you clearly state...
fuel line problem
Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
Mon, 15 Feb 1999 17:37:44 -0800
...After close inspection under the van, I noticed the small fuel line from the tank to the metal fuel line was wet and smelled...
Re: Whining Fuel Pump - HELP!
Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
Mon, 6 Jul 1998 12:49:49 -0700
...Get under the van and disconnect the fuel return line from the fuel pressure regulator. Run a short length of hose from the regulator...
fuel lines
Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
Sun, 13 Oct 2002 20:18:10 EDT
hey all, pulled my tank and replaced the fuel lines today, took about 3 hours. got the kit from ken at vanagain.com everything...
Re: Fuel Lines...my turn! And a replacement question.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 24 May 2005 15:16:08 -0500
...Fuel Lines...my turn! And a replacement question. > I first smelled gasoline about 4 days ago, but I had > just filled up and got...
Re: fuel lines replacing
Historical mailing list - Steve
Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:23:29 -0700
When you get a fuel line replacement kit together...with top of the line everything since this can destroy a van...let me know...
Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:05:18 -0500
...the fuel line from the fuel pump, went to the T that fed each fuel rail. The return line, I think, hooked to the...
Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Sun, 4 Jul 2004 15:50:20 -0700
...There is little pressure change when I close the fuel pressure regulator line. Also, I tried disconnecting the vacuum line that controls the fuel...
Re: Just another reminder to make sure your fuel lines are kept up
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:00:53 -0800
...fire ..might have happened regardless of how new or good the fuel lines on the engine were. On 12/15/2012 6:11 PM...
Fuel Lines Reminder, Seattle area
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:55:57 -0700
I am doing house calls in the greater Seattle area to change the fuel lines with original German hose and stainless "fuel line clamp...
Re: 12mm fuel line supplier?
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 22:45:22 -0700
...12mm fuel line supplier? I just came back from 3 auto-supply shops looking for 12mm braided fuel line hose to connect my fuel...
check your firewall fuel line fittings! the 2nd main cause of engine fires
Historical mailing list
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:17:49 EST
...in addition to old cracked rubber fuel lines, the 2nd main cause of vanagon engine fires is the plastic fitting that carries fuel thru...
Fuel Line Trick! 87 Van 2.1 A/t
Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
Tue, 1 Jan 2008 20:55:15 -0500
I just went through the fuel line swap in my van. It is sensible to eliminate the plastic wall fitting and just run high...
'80 Westy - Fuel Line Replacement Time
Historical mailing list - Jason Milam
Wed, 23 Jul 2003 16:08:28 -0700
...I want to renew the fuel lines on my '80 Westy. I ordered the kit from Van-Again which apparently has enough line and...
Fires
Historical mailing list - Carter
Sun, 3 Jan 1999 07:59:31 -0800
...There isn't a better present we can give to our 'gons than new fuel line. I recently changed every inch of fuel line...
Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 11 May 2009 21:03:30 -0700
...The manual expects at least > 29 psi after ten minutes! > > I pinched off the fuel return line and individual injectors to test for leak...
diesel fuel line
Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
Thu, 21 Nov 1996 17:42:03 -0500 (EST)
While installing my rebuilt starter today, I noticed that the fuel line between the fuel filter and the injector pump was cracked where it...
fuel line replacement
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 16:23:31 -0500
I am about to replace all of the high pressure fuel lines, injector O-rings, and various gaskets in the air and fuel system...
Re: Check those fuel lines!
Historical mailing list - Geo
Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:11:49 -0700
On 4/8/10, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com> wrote: > ...a grommet for the fuel line through the > firewall, which is not a stock...
Re: 1.9 wasserboxer pic?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:44:37 -0700
...The T down low is the supply line from the fuel pump, out to each head. Then lines back from each head come to...
Re: Fuel Regulator pt 1 of 3
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 11 May 2001 23:26:58 EDT
...Line "when the fuel pump comes on...The higher the pressure, the more the diaphragm moves away from the return pipe..." It is in...
Re: Fuel Line Reducer
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Fri, 20 Jul 2001 12:47:35 -0700
...I believe > > >that newer Vanagons may use a 11m fuel line right to the pump, but on > > >mine 7mm line comes out of the...
Re: Burnt Van
Historical mailing list - Bill Gibson
Fri, 6 Jul 2007 19:26:23 -0700
Anybody have an opinion/fact-based estimate of how often the wise replace the fuel lines? I wonder if it is climate specific? Let...
German 7mmx3mm HP Fuel Line FS
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Mon, 3 May 2004 11:15:25 -0700
...I've got 5.4 meters of new 7x3 high pressure fuel line for sale. Part number is N 020 281 1. Bus Depot...
RE: diesel fuel line
Historical mailing list - Will Wood
Thu, 21 Nov 1996 23:00:44 -0700
...But I've had the little plastic line crack = in the way you mention before. I just replace it with 1/4 inch fuel...
Re: Changing Fuel Lines and Clamps - in Canada
Historical mailing list - George Wietor
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 13:33:19 -0700
...I just finished my fuel line/injector seal replacement Wed. night. It was plenty fun. Does anyone have a Canadian source of these clamps...
Re: Hello-and- suggested first steps for a new owner?
Historical mailing list - Roberto Munoz
Sat, 23 Aug 2003 16:19:05 -0400
...Vanagain.com sells a > whole Kit for redoing the lines. Old lines and high > pressure fuel pump is a recipe for disaster. > > If you...
Re: New owner questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:58:42 -0800
...From there, a fuel line goes to the injector rail, and lines >>> from there to the injectors. >>> >>> Check the archives for "firestarter" and fuel...
Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:36:02 -0700
...You need to suck the fuel line to get fuel first before connecting it back to the pump. Be careful if you suck by...
Re: crud in the gas tank....(tech question)
Historical mailing list - Gerald V. Livingston lI
Mon, 27 Apr 1998 02:32:52 -0600
...First, remove the line nearest the tank and using a decent length of old fuel line drain the gas tank into a suitable container...
Re: Fireworks for the Fourth-in my engine bay
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Sun, 3 Jul 2011 14:24:24 -0500
...wrote: >> did you cycle the fuel pump with the key about 10 times to pressurize the >> fuel lines before trying to fire it up...
Re: westfalia self-immolation (free '71 van?)
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 8 Apr 2004 15:12:33 -0400
...There's a very good diagram of these lines on Richard Atwell's website: http://homepage.mac.com/ratwell/.Pictures/FuelHose/09- FuelBreatherHoses.jpg...
Re: How to replace fuel hose?
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:57:04 -0400
go buy yourself 11 feet of 7mm x 3 high pressure fuel line. take the lines off one at a time and lay it...
Re: won't start
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Fri, 22 Apr 2005 21:38:02 -0700
...Air get in the fuel line and is bled via the bolt bleeder in the fuel line T fitting by the distrubtor, 7mm I...
Re: Plastic fuel line part - replace with what?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Mon, 5 Jan 2009 23:10:43 -0500
...Ended up the fuel line was split at the backside of that plastic firewall fitting. So even though the lines were new within the...
Help with fuel lines!
Historical mailing list - Jess Lopatynski
Sat, 16 Jan 1999 17:01:34 -0500
Volks, After reading many posts about replacing fuel lines on our aging Vanagons, my father-in-law's '85 started to leak this morning...
Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 1 May 2008 16:58:50 -0700
...Do worry about any rubber lines from the fuel pump to the fuel distributor as these will see full pressure and I think that...
Re: Replacing Fuel Lines
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sat, 8 Mar 2008 19:36:52 -0500
...Is their a certain technique for plugging connections so fuel >> doesn't leak everywhere? Can I just buy fuel line from somewhere like >> Napa? >> >>
Plastic fuel line
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Sat, 1 Mar 2014 09:17:00 -0500
I need to replace that plastic fuel line for the second time in 3 years. The one that returns back to the tank. Is...
Another Vanagon Burns Up
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:26:38 -0800
...She had the fuel lines replaced last year by.... Midas (gasp). Anyone else think they used the wrong type of fuel line? Or perhaps...
Re: Let's get the word out RE: fuel lines: if it ain't broke
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Mon, 5 Oct 2009 19:43:29 -0400
...02 El t. - 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo" 85 Vanagon "El Guapo" If you are a new Vanagon owner replace your fuel lines 90 Fuji Ace
Re: Fuel Lines Reminder
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:51:23 -0300
That link in my previous post about the brass fuel line insert did not work very well. Here it is again. http://gerry.vanagon...
+Fuel Lines WAS Re: Gypsy is gone...
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:44:00 -0500
I'm not convinced that the fuel lines are alway the problem. Over the years I've seen the cigar tubes blow up/off...