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• '85 GL A/C QUESTIONS
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 10:58:02 -0400
  1- Which way do I put the dryer in? Under the wheel-well, the inside line runs to the condenser, the outside line runs...
• Fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 08:45:29 MST
  Forgive me, I don't have my Bentley handy but are all the fuel lines made of flexible hose? Reason for asking is all...
• Re: A fuel line check is always prudent...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:17:25 EST
  In a message dated 11/14/05 8:55:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, thomas.myers@XEROX.COM writes: > Fuel line at the metal...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 22:55:36 -0400
  Well - I got the nuts out of the junction - but now I'm having trouble snaking the brake line out. It threads through gas...
• Re: refrigerator update
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 30 Jun 2017 20:12:53 -0700
  ...One of the places I visited today had brake line. It was larger. This is 4 mm. He said the brake line he had...
• Re: Dead ly Serious Fun with Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 17 Jun 1997 09:51:35 -0700
  ...liner in a truck (I suppose the same >could be true for those newer plastic station wagon liners too). > >Apparently the plastic bed liner...
• Re: Engine Compartment Fires but Erovan This Time
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:09:35 -0600
  This may be good advise for a Bus or Vanagon, but the EuroVan uses a plastic fuel line with a short crimped on rubber...
• Re: replacing power steering lines with hoses
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:32:32 -0700
  ...replacing power steering lines with hoses > Anyone have experience with replacing the metal power steering lines with > hoses? Seems like a good option for...
• Re: How To Order On-line
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 22:19:47 -0500
  ...How To Order On-line Now I'm confused (something easy to do) If you call them up (Redline), they will tell you where...
• Re: Pwr Strg Hose replacements
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:01:03 +0000
  ...both > connections are identical and I lose the trace when the lines go over the gas > tank. Which line is high-pressure, which one...
• Fuel lines changed, was Let's get the word out RE: fuel lines: if it ain't broke
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Tue, 6 Oct 2009 11:45:29 -0700
  I rutinely do this fuel line change job on vehicles in the Seattle area. It take about four hours and cost $220, including the...
• Re: 1987 Syncro-replace fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:45:35 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Raymond Paquette wrote: > Hey > > I'm wondering how to replace the short (2" or so) fuel lines that go...
• fuel lines to gas expansion tanks
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 01:37:35 -0500
  In replacing the braided fuel lines going from the hard plastic tubes to the expansion tank on the right front wheelwell, I found that...
• Cutting Back Coolant lines?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 11:55:21 -0800
  In order to fit a new filter in my van engine bay, I am thinking of moving/changing the two coolant lines that run...
• Re: Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 09:42:33 -0700
  These can be replaced , they are not as prone to leakage as the plastic fuel tee fitting on the firewall and other fuel lines...
• In-line Water Filters
  Historical mailing list - Michael Forstag
  Fri, 9 Jun 1995 00:51:13 -0400 (EDT)
  ...While cleaning out our tank and the copper line which feeds the sink, I found an in-line water filter, by the make "EverPure...
• line attachments on Sandin compressor
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:31:10 -0500
  ...Two line come into the engine compartment. One comes from the top of the coil at the front of the van. The other goes...
• Subject line of your posts
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 11:23:00 -0700
  I just responded to "this has got to be a new question" as a subject line. I appended "hybrid engine conversion" I relize this...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:46:53 +0100
  Blake, there is a detailed description of this problem with potos on http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line.htm good luck flo
• Re: Measuring fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:42:26 -0700
  Sounds good. Is 7mm the internal or external diamater of the line? > 7mm inside diameter, the same as your fuel lines. Angus
• Re: fuel line protective sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 00:58:21 -0700
  try a heat shrink tube On Dec 4, 2007, at 8:35 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > fuel line protective sleeve
• Re: leaks leaks and more leaks -
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:10:20 -0800
  ...Replace with new steel lines or upgrade to better flexible hydraulic lines with metric fitting, link below. dylan http://tinyurl.com/334soa ----- Original Message...
• Re: brake line: part 2
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:21:26 -0500
  ...brake line: part 2 > > So we crawled around and started to get to work. Both fronts lines need > replaced and to be quite honest...
• Re: fuel line replacement cost
  Historical mailing list - Odyssey Stickers
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 13:35:10 +0000
  ---------- >Anybody have any ballpark estimates on what it should cost to have a >non-dealer vw mechanic replace all the fuel lines in an...
• Re: AWNING
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Sat, 25 May 2002 00:23:31 -0500
  ...2 adjustable poles, 8 ft-9ft, from any camp store 4 14' lengths of guy line 4 big plastic stakes Clamp 10' edge of...
• Re: 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:56:57 -0800
  ...Up until the mid 70s, VW did use metal lines (with short hose ends) on some vacuum lines on the Beetle. And some people...
• Re: Air Conditioning Question (NOT conversion related)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:04:10 +0000
  I just had the two long lines under the van made up at a local NAPA that does AC lines. Usually a hydraulic shop...
• Re: buying fuel line
  Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 23:21:14 -0800
  ...buying fuel line > > I have made a few inquiries here in the Bellevue area east of Seattle (you > know Seattle -- it's the town...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:19:41 -0800
  You might be thinking of the line pressure for the rear brakes AFTER the brake limiting valve in the front. That is in the...
• Re: naive A/C lines question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:46:12 -0400
  The AC Lines are the most common leaking point of failure, and replacing the lines will keep your system running for years! -----Original Message...
• Re: fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 06:30:41 -0600
  ...They had just crushed the line all over a 6 inch section? It was at the start of the return line so I just...
• Re: New fuel line disintegrates
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 19:03:07 -0800
  ...I'm not going to embarass the vendor publicly because I > have no doubt he'll make it right, but ultimately the line came...
• Re: CHECK FUEL LINES NOW!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Brad J Winemiller
  Thu, 13 Apr 1995 18:46:26 -0400 (EDT)
  ...My dad's 75 went up in smoke when the fuel line broke and the injector kept pumping that gas over the nice hot...
• Re: disconnect brake line to remove caliper?
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:50:41 -0800
  ...Am I supposed to disconnect the >brake line from the caliper to remove the caliper to remove the rotor? > I asked this question a...
• Re: PS line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:29:19 -0800
  ...PS line replacement > The PS lines in my 91 GL are getting pretty corroded and I would like to > replace them. Do any of...
• Re: Braided Steel Flexible Brakelines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:33:35 -0700
  One thing to keep in mind when using stainless steel braded brake lines is that they act like fliles. As the suspension moves so...
• Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:15:11 -0400
  ...Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter > Jake, direct connection is what I'm advocating. The grommet is simply to > protect the fuel line from...
• Re: Fuel Line Replacement ? re hose size
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:15:08 -0700
  Here's the link: � http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line.htm � I reread this over the weekend (parts for this job on order) and...
• Re: Plastic Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 12 May 2001 06:32:40 -0500
  ...Plastic Fuel Lines > Someone made a comment about the plastic fuel line that is used on the > Vanagon that really disturbs me. He said...
• Braided SS fuel hose..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:26:36 -0700
  I finished the replacement of all my old fuel lines yesterday. After my close call a week or so back, when the old line...
• Re: Brakes completely died.
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:47:08 -0400
  On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:47 -0400, "Mark" <mbrush@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Yep - sounds like a rusted brake line. To find it, crawl...
• [Fwd: Looking for a Rabbit Pickup]
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 20:35:18 -0700
  Beating Mustangs off the line, my 80 Westy cannot even beat a MBZ 240D off the line......Bob Calkins [message/rfc822]
• Re: Oldsmobile Burns Today - Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 18:06:38 -0600
  Entity John Rodgers spoke thus: > Watched an Olds today go up in flames. > > Check those fuel lines!!!!! Or get a diesel.
• Changing subject Line in Digest Responses
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 18:04:07 -0800
  As a matter of courtesy to others on the list CHANGE THE SUBJECT LINE when responding from within a digest message.
• Re: Think I have sprung a leak in my powersteering lines! Need some guidance please.
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:31:35 -0400
  ...I had the lines replaced the fat & thin lines with copper >> ones in 2007 I believe. I am noticing some red fluid around some...
• Re: Lighting stove before lighting fridge
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:33:42 -0700
  ...But a whole lot of propane would have to wander out of that line for the air to reach all the way down to...
• Re: Metal Brake line lengths
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 10:03:27 -0400
  ...Anyway underneath is a >rusty mess which includes all of the steel brake lines. I looked up the >lengths of the lines in the...
• Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 17:44:58 -0400
  Today, Avery (wife number 1) and I replaced the fuel lines in the engine bay. I'd like to say that the kit we...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:41:32 -0400
  OK, here's the real story ! Those plastic lines, ABS plastic I presume, as I have yet to encounter any of it deteriorating so...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:17:00 -0500
  ...Jim On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > Take your old line off, go to a...
• Piston ring compressor?
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Thu, 28 May 1998 13:11:22 -0400
  ...Lots of tapping and heat required to remove the stuck cylinder liners. Unfortunatly, we accidently pulled the cylinder liner closest to the water pump...
• Re: LEAKING POWER STEERING LINE
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:19:59 -0400
  Hans Achter <hansachter@HOTMAIL.COM> writes: >On the return line (the one that goes to the reservoir at the back), yes >you can splice...
• Re: gurus and fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 08:30:35 -0800
  ...Now, go back into your engine compartment and replace all the lines back there too. Check all lines between the fuel pump and back...
• Re: newbie questions
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 14:32:50 -0700
  ...This is important as the fuel lines are OLD and likely cracked with heat and age and are under HIGH pressure. Faulty fuel lines...
• Re: braided SST brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 10:06:38 -0700
  ...Anyone actually suffer damage as a result (on any car) of using braided stainless brake lines? They seem to be a very common upgrade...
• when all else fails, improvise
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 22:49:25 -0500
  Well, maybe some of you remember reading about my questions about changing the hard radiator return line to soft tubing. I took the advice...
• More about Fuel Lines / Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:03:14 -0600
  ...I ran the 120K maintenance on the Westy (changed all filters, fluids, plugs etc) and also replace all of the fuel lines using the...
• CHECK FUEL LINES NOW!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Thu, 13 Apr 95 17:36:37 EDT
  ...Meanwhile, I walked up the street to a garage, and paid $1.33 for some new line. Since the line had to be completely...
• Re: legitimate beef - water under the bridge - or just plain wrong
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:12:11 EDT
  ...Now I've come to find out that they only replaced part of the lines, they spliced in new lines in the back and...
• Re: Burnt Van Photos
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 13:35:41 -0700
  ...Burnt Van Photos > Okay, so we need to make changing the fuel lines a condition of > membership here. > > "Hi, I just got a Vanagon...