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Re: fuel line replacement
Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
Thu, 3 Jun 2010 16:45:51 -0700
...fuel lines (sourced from > one of the Vanagon vendors) on my 86 Syncro. I reused the plastic > "sheaths" that cover the main lines off...
Re: Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to prevent leaks?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:25:53 -0500
...Another really bad thing is if you drive around with a fuel smell (maybe from bad fuel tank vent lines) for long enough, you...
Re: Gypsy is gone...
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 21:09:04 -0800
...Gypsy is gone... > Good! Then can you or someone tell me what size fuel line my syncro needs > for the short line > between the...
Van down -- DeLand, FL, trobleshooting data obtained to date
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:44:10 -0800
...Fuel filter (white plastic check) -- when line to fuel pump removed, gasoline flowed rapidly from open line. If filter clogged, should not have seen...
Re: '85 gl 1.9 manual - bogging out - no power over 2nd gear
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:12:02 -0700
...I replaced all the fuel line from the tank to the > small plastic line (everything int he engine bay was done a couple of...
fuel lines, clamps
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
Sat, 2 Jan 1999 14:31:20 -0800
Malcolm's post regarding the danger of fuel lines reminds me of another issue. My 86/87 Syncro runs well with the original fuel...
Diesel fuel lines and air leaks = nostart
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:32:12 -0800
...Pulling fuel up from the tank it was full of bubbles. I was just about to start tearing out the fuel line from the...
Re: Fuel injection line
Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
Wed, 17 Oct 2001 06:01:53 -0400
...folks, > Today I picked up some fuel injection line for my van at the > flaps. > The fuel line has a rubber core with a...
Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 16 Mar 2003 10:08:23 -0800
The fuel pressure regulator internal diaphram may have a hole in it allowing fuel to leak into the vacuum line that connects it to...
Re: RE : Gerry Skerbitz's fuel pump problems
Historical mailing list
Thu, 8 Aug 1996 13:39:28 -0400
Gerry, this will work.You need to place a pressure guage on the fuel feed line and plug all other lines then apply air...
Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:28:58 -0500
...Been under the > van several times (despite not enjoying it at all) and have seen no > other breaks in the fuel line. Pls to...
Re: Fuel line size question
Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
Thu, 20 May 2004 09:48:38 -0700
Kevin said: > Anyone know the size of the fuel line before the pump for a 2wd? > Thanks > Kevin > 87 Westy > Burlington VT > --- > Outgoing mail...
Re: New fuel line disintegrates
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 19:06:43 -0400
Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> writes: > Five years ago I replaced the fuel lines on my '84 7 passenger with > that in Vanagain's...
Re: pre-pump fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Tue, 2 Jun 1998 12:59:58 -0700
...1985 to Oct 1986) Campaign 88V038000 In line fuel filter located between the fuel tank and fuel pump could seep fuel at the seam...
Re: Fuel Lines Reminder
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:11:10 -0700
...Join that hose onto the 'male fuel line' .........the hard plastic stock fuel line. Get the hose to go over at least an inch...
Re: Are Vanagons more fire oriented than any other old car?
Historical mailing list - David-M
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 01:45:58 -0500
Philip Hanson (Volt Computer) wrote: > > We all know that replacing the fuel lines is important in the > Vanagon, mainly because of their age. So...
Symptom of vacuum line collapse or leaks
Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
Sat, 30 Aug 2003 22:50:44 -0400
...I put a T at the fuel pressure regulator for the required vacuum line and put a new vacuum line in; same diameter. I...
Re: No start '87 Digifant WAS fuel lines R & R
Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
Sat, 1 Jan 2005 20:21:25 -0500
...This problem was somehow caused by my work on the fuel lines. The fuel lines sure look pretty though. sigh. On Sat, 1 Jan...
My '84 1.9L has two fuel filters!
Historical mailing list - Les Shiaman
Fri, 1 Feb 2002 15:11:21 -0800
...Today I looked at the lines and noticed that from the gas tank lines toward engine ---> a plastic box(fuel filter, right?) ---> then fuel...
Re: Fuel Line Fire Wall Fitting
Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:16:50 -0800
...The fuel line would not pass > through the fire wall, > but rather, underneath. This would eliminate that > silly fitting through > the fire wall. > > Regards...
Re: CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER - Were getting there.
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:09:42 -0700
...In trying to flush out your fuel system you pressurized the fuel lines with the engine stopped and key off. After a while the...
fuel line kits
Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:51:03 -0700
I usually like NAPA, but their fuel line is useless. It is all measured in imperial (so you can't get the correct I...
Time to check the fuel lines! R & R !! No burnt VW's in 2005!
Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
Sat, 1 Jan 2005 10:15:14 -0500
...http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line.htm Hope to see some new fuel lines today out there! -- Garrick, Queens, NY (currently in Detroit, Michigan...
Re: Bypassing the FireStarter fuel line fitting - was t-stat discussion
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 19:56:02 -0800
...I installed >>> a rubber grommet in the fire starter hole and ran one solid piece of >>> fuel line (all the way from the fuel...
Re: vw vanagonoil spray
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:21:39 -0400
...Some people have bent the 1.6 lines to fit, but most of them ended up with broken lines later. A broken line can...
Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:19:48 -0700
...I personally would tee off the fuel pressure regulator connection point and run a separate line up, but I've already got the grill...
Fuel Line Replacement
Historical mailing list - Mark Kazman
Tue, 19 Oct 1999 10:55:08 -0700
Hi All, I sprung a gas leak the other day where the line goes through the metal tin from the fuel pump into the...
Re: They needed new fuel lines..
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:10:23 -0800
...They needed new fuel lines.. >A wrecking yard is parting this one out. Engine fire. > > http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/2702322336.html > > > > > Rob...
Re: Oldsmobile Burns Today - Fuel Lines
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 18 Jul 2003 19:37:39 -0700
...thus: > > > Watched an Olds today go up in flames. > > > > Check those fuel lines!!!!! > Or get a diesel. > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet...
Re: Ethanol & fuel system parts
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Sun, 19 Nov 2000 13:02:38 -0800
...That line about ethanol eating away your hoses is true for older vanagons which may have used natural rubber fuel lines, but is not...
Fuel Additive
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:25:11 -0500
Wipe out your fuel lines and pump diaphragm or mileage extender??? http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Acetone_as_a_Fuel_Additive Stan Wilder...
Parked Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Bill Kenneke
Tue, 6 May 1997 22:40:55 -400
...Do a fuel flow volume test. Unplug the return line from the pressure regulator by the distributor. Attach some spare fuel line to the...
Re: Risk of fire?
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 1 May 2003 09:00:38 -0400
I have never replaced the fuel lines and see no need. I just finish installing new fuel injectors. Apon inspection of many other parts...
Re: Help Ordering Parts
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Fri, 18 Aug 2000 11:01:12 -0600
PSavage wrote: > 'Morning List, > I am going to follow the advice of many Listees & change all the fuel line > hoses in my '85 Westy...
Re: Fuel rail orientation?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 3 Aug 2011 22:48:02 -0700
...you didn't swap feed and return lines somehow did you ? the fuel pressure regulator is 'at the end of the line' ... like the...
Re: '80 Westy - Fuel Line Replacement Time
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Thu, 24 Jul 2003 05:52:01 -0700
I pulled the whole fuel ring in the engine compartment out in one piece by disconnecting both fuel lines at the firewall and removing...
Water in the Gas Tank
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Tue, 30 May 2023 13:00:06 -0400
...the crud that came out of my tank (and fuel line) separated into two phases in my inspection bowl. What is troubling me now...
Re: Fuel Line Alert!
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 18:08:22 -0700
...Also, the same type of spring clamp is used at the other end of the plastic line at the fuel filter. Replace this hose...
Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Mon, 9 Jul 2007 11:20:08 -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: 1991 Westy, gas tank return hose size (and fuel line or injector line)?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:51:01 -0700
Put a couple of golf tees in your tool kit for temporary fuel line work. Don Hanson On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 7...
Re: replacement hose sizes?
Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 18:04:49 -0500
i can tell you that the engine compartment fuel lines are 7mm. ----- Original Message ----- From: "insyncro" <insyncro@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
Re: those of you who have installed a fuel line replacement kit read!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 28 Oct 2005 07:46:54 -0500
...they all needed to be tightened >up.. > >this was a fuel line replacement kit bought new a few yrs ago . all new >lines and...
fuel pressure regultor bad? Engine running rich
Historical mailing list - John Clemens
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 15:51:02 -0800
...I've also checked with the fuel return line disconnected(to make sure a restriction wasn't causing this problem), and the fuel pressure...
fuel line components
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 3 May 2008 22:25:35 -0700
...lines...Mocal search..Pegasus Racing..those are a few that sell those AN connectors, fittings, etc. Also, check Fuel Safe(they sell fuel cells...
Re: Fuel Pressure Regulator Bad?
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:53:17 +0000
...Of course....the next obstacle in the line after fuel pump is that cylindrical gray fuel filter. But at least, we are starting to...
Re: fuel lines: if it ain't broke
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 4 Oct 2009 22:18:37 -0700
...Got the GoWesty fuel line kit - HOWEVER - I'm > re-thinking an entire fuel line replacement job. I got the little plastic > bugger out...
Re: which pliers for GoWesty Fuel line clamps?
Historical mailing list - brions cars
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:16:59 -0600
...Utah A friend ordered the GoWesty fuel line kit. It comes with this style of clamp; http://tinyurl.com/mo5th9<http://tinyurl.com/mo5th9...
Re: refrigerator, firewall fuel fitting and winter gasoline
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:14:09 -0600
...I'll change out the fuel > lines completely come spring, Don't start the engine without making the fuel line changes, and most importantly...
FI fuel pressure issues
Historical mailing list - Tarheel
Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:57:43 -0400
Volks, Today, I tested fuel pressure. Followed Bentley instructions for air-cooled 2 liter. at idle with vacuum line off, it ran 29 lbs...
Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:47:25 -0700
...I >personally would tee off the fuel pressure regulator connection point >and run a separate line up, but I've already got the grill...
Re: fuel tank <-> pump diameter mismatch
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:57:36 -0500
...the same >diameter as the line coming out of the fuel pump, i.e. the 7mm (?) line >that runs to the engine compartment. But...
Remote starter Switch rules! No fuel leaks!
Historical mailing list - azsun99
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:06:03 -0700
Well, so far anyway, after replacing all the fuel lines in the engine compartment. The suggestion to use the remote starter switch (thanks Scott...
Fuel line clamps-how to remove?
Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 22:51:02 -0400
A fuel line from the top of the tank to the left expansion tank is leaking. How do I remove the crimp style clamps...
Re: Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable?
Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
Sat, 9 Oct 2004 17:42:07 -0400
...replacing the fuel lines in the engine bay, you >> DON'T replace the lines between the injectors and the >> black plastic fuel rails, right...
fuel line replacement
Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 08:46:04 -0700
hey collective wisdom replacing the fuel line on the 87 syncro I sold my friend. anyway--how many people replace the small line from...
How do you say...
Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 20:14:10 -0400
"Fuel Lines" in German? I'm looking for the fuel line bundle for the 1.6 TD engine that fits over the special Vanagon...
Re: Gypsy is gone...
Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:31:08 -0500
I volenteer to be the chair person to lead the (replace your fuel line cause)lets unite. -----Original Message----- From: Detroit Bus [mailto:detroit...
Re: Fuel Lines Reminder
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:02:59 -0400
Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM> writes: > Is it possible to replace the low pressure fuel line (the one that > goes from the tank to...
Re: Shopping list or kit for Molotov fuel lines?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 4 Dec 2014 13:32:08 +0000
...Shopping list or kit for > Molotov fuel lines? > > Hm. No, I don't think I have braided lines here. Here's what I have...
Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 20 Dec 2003 00:06:58 +1300
...A Subaru conversion would be great, but the fuel line would still need the same attention! -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand 64 (3) 473...