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• Metric fittings
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:35:53 -0400
  ...Due to the Canadian-salt enhanced corrosion, I was unable to salvage the hydraulic metal line between the clutch slave cylinder and the rubber...
• Brake line question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 14:56:46 -0700
  I'm going through the brake system on my '84 GL & replacing entire 17 year old system - lines, hoses and cylinders. So far, I...
• Re: brake lines and hoses?
  Historical mailing list - david hardy
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 16:17:59 -0700
  ...http://www.vanagonwiki.net/wiki/Brake_lines_replacement david -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf = Of Mike...
• Re: Brake Proportioning Valve: Traps Air?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:06:39 -0400
  ...rear flex lines and steel lines, I did a write up after > tackling mine. The long line was done not long after that. > > http...
• Re: Burnt Van Photos
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 19:35:53 -0700
  ...Our former mechanic changed "all the lines that needed to be changed". After we even had specifically said, "Please change the fuel lines." A...
• Fuel Line Heat sheilds
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 09:59:51 -0800
  Anyone know where to find replacement heat sheilds for my fuel lines? I replaced them a while back and the old lines were so...
• Re: Fuel recovery system overhaul Parts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:10:41 EDT
  The stainless ABA clamps that I sell are for 7mm fuel line only. I am pretty positive that they won't work with the...
• Re: return fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:27:01 -0500
  ...I dug around and found a bunch of high pressure fuel line left over from when I replaced the rest of the fuel lines...
• Re: Help! Fuel leak - FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 27 May 2003 18:35:39 -0700
  ...Has anyone tried replacing this rigid line? I replaced my plastic fuel line with 5/16" steel line. A short section of rubber line...
• Re: Replacing the Power Steering Lines
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:02:05 -0800
  ...Replacing the Power Steering Lines >A couple weeks ago my power steering pressure line rusted through, so I > bought the replacement hoses from Frank...
• Re: CIS fuel injection, Inline 4 conversion.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:18:11 -0700
  The 85 to 87 Golf II and Jetta had CIS and these lines are longer than the Golf I lines - also the Audi 5000...
• Fuel Line protectors
  Historical mailing list - Paul J. Borghese
  Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:36:03 -0500
  Hi everyone, I decided to replace my fuel-lines on my 1985 Vanagon. The original fuel lines have a brown covering to protect the...
• Re: brake lines and hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 17:47:34 -0500
  There are a number of approaches to replacing brake lines. If you need a written procedure this may not be a task for you...
• Fuel line 'shielding' alternative.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 07:00:15 -0800
  When I replaced the lines in my 84 with it's Golf motor, the protective sleeves over my fuel lines were missing altogether in...
• brake line: part 2
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:40:17 -0500
  ...Both fronts lines need replaced and to be quite honest me and another competent mechanic have no idea how you guys get the lines...
• Re: cooling system modification, OK?
  Historical mailing list - Bolliver
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 10:50:58 -0600
  Hey Bradley, You had better check the temperature rating of the plastic line. Most are not rated for 180 deg F. and in some...
• Re: Metal brake line + short rear flex hose questions
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:44:30 -0400
  Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM> writes: > I replaced the rubber lines when I did the brakes on my '82 just > because of the age...
• Fuel line displacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 19:58:38 -0400
  ...Okay, a am ready to replace the fuel lines. I bought the van cafe kit which includes BMW fuel line which is different from...
• Gas line double check needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:05:19 -0400
  I’m feeling a little silly here but need a double check on the position of my evaporation tank gas lines. Here is what...
• Fuel line relocating
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 00:42:55 -0500
  Vinnie has new fuel lines (within 1.5 years) so I'm not too worried; but, with all the talk about the importance of...
• CIS fuel injection, Inline 4 conversion.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:29:53 -0400
  ...The lines run alongside eachother, and right over the alternator. Long story short, the lines have worn on the alternator and now leak fuel...
• Re: Short Coolant Line
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 23:02:40 -0400
  ...This line is only 4"-5" long and >when I bend a length of coolant line, it nearly collapses on itself >due to the...
• Reading the list on the road
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 6 Jul 2014 22:10:44 -0700
  ...On Jul 4, 2014, at 2:04 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > There are 14 messages totalling 1157 lines in...
• Tank Liner
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 07:12:37 -0500
  Has anyone had experiece with a gas tank liner like POR-15 or Kreem? I had my tank out at a shop recently because...
• Re: Are Syncro and 2WD Vanagon Brake Lines the Same?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:45:09 -0400
  ...But I just got through replacing most of the lines in my '85 2WD westie, and I doubt you'll be able to pull...
• Re: Brake Proportioning Valve: Traps Air?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:27:52 -0700
  ...rear flex lines and steel lines, I did a write up after >> tackling mine. The long line was done not long after that. >> >> http...
• return fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:50:17 -0500
  Howdy, Can anyone confirm that the fuel line from the fuel pressure regulator to the tank is not under pressure? I need to reroute...
• Re: Fuel leak ruins San Jose trip.
  Historical mailing list - James R. Gilbert
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 20:10:10 -0400
  ...At the points where neoprene lines connect to rubber lines, and/or rubber connects to a metal line or the 'fixed' joining point. My...
• is return to tank high pressure line?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 23:00:34 EDT
  Hello all-- Is the return line to the gas tank on an 83.5 Westy a high pressure line? I concerned particularly with the...
• Re: Replacing fuel lines with Copper tubing/Steel braided lines?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:43:59 -0800
  I remember an old Ford we had when I was a kid that had metal fuel lines in the engine compartment. It would be...
• Re: Brake line flaring tool?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:41:40 -0500
  Shawn, I dunno about your neck of the woods, but I was able to get metal brake lines with metric fittings on them at...
• Re: Fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 08:26:47 -0800
  Air Cools have a combination of Hardpipe and 7mm Flex lines in the engine compartment. Actually a rather small amount of flex. lots of...
• Re: fuel lines: if it ain't broke
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sun, 4 Oct 2009 18:42:28 -0700
  If the fuel lines are original, this is the biggest mistake you could make. Rethink it. Vans burn all the time from the injector...
• Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 16:33:01 -0500
  Just a point or two on the fuel line business - and other Vanagon issues. The biggest problem I have encountered on my own Vanagons...
• vacuum lines
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 15:37:39 -0400
  I am thinking of changing all of my vacuum lines when I change my fuel lines. Are they all the same? Where can I...
• Re: Looking for parts
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 22:27:56 -0800
  ...But I'll still have the old line. Thanks for offering to do a metal line, but this line must also flex. There is...
• Re: Replacing metal coolant hoses with copper?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 4 May 2005 09:35:41 -0500
  ...Your coach being an 83 does have all copper air lines which were, and are prone to fracturing. Bluebird Coach Co. changed the copper...
• Re: replacning fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 19:56:40 -0700
  Another question on the fuel lines, but not for a syncro: when I put the new line on the supply side of the loop...
• Re: First Project: Fuel lines with a few glitches...
  Historical mailing list - Brian Workman
  Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:37:17 -0700
  ...Got all the fuel lines done except fot those that are on that drivers side fuel rail. Interesting thing I ran into though....behind...
• Are Syncro and 2WD Vanagon Brake Lines the Same?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 01:29:11 +0200
  ...Subject line says it all. I'm trying to do a quick repair on a syncro with two rusted out lines (one above the...
• new years resolution - continue to own a non-burnt van
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 20:31:17 -0600
  I have been planning to replace the fuel lines on my '82 a.c. in early January also.. I have heard about how low...
• Re: Part locater
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 08:13:01 -0500
  Andrew, I have the bubble flare tool and I bought bulk metal line from VW and then made up my own lines for the...
• Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Bowman
  Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:05:31 -0500
  We just did my fuel '87 lines (in fact, see my current "Transporter Talk" column in Hot VWs for a brief overview of this...
• RE: check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 4 Aug 1996 11:35:44 -0700
  Fuel lines most certainly should be clamped at every connection. In my opinion, every two years is a bit too often to change all...
• Re: Long Brake Line Tips + Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:15:12 -0700
  On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Mark <mbrush@gmail.com> wrote: > Good on you Neil!� I couldn't get that line...
• Re: Looking for parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:41:13 -0500
  I had the issue of metric line and SAE union on a steel line once. I carefully ground down the line a little bit...
• Re: Evaporative Emission Canister? (re: Fuel Expansion Tank)
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 25 Aug 2019 15:02:28 -0700
  Well, the grommet for the fuel line at the wall will only work if one installs continuous fuel line (supply side) anyway. No connector...
• Re: Re routing the Gas lines
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 12:43:53 -0700
  up against the back wall where the line comes through the wall... could improvise a bracket for it. would the lines have to be...
• Re: Propane tank--flexible line?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 08:41:49 -0700
  Standard gas flex line from the hardware store. On Friday, June 6, 2014 6:16 AM, Mike South <msouth@GMAIL.COM> wrote: Thanks Mike...
• Re: Line X/Rhino Liner
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Tue, 1 Nov 2011 14:16:34 +0000
  ...I would go for the LineX. Rhino is just some thick burly stuff and line X is more like a rough coating paint. Just...
• Re: fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 10:00:12 -0100
  > The correct fuel lines for transporters from 75 on is now high > pressure fuel lines not the cloth covered lines. They were recalled by...
• Re: Accurate subject lines.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 22:17:45 -0500
  ...It is sometimes next to impossible to include all that's pertinent in the subject line. Mike > Subject line "Intro again" Content "AC info...
• Re: Brake Lines - Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:40:07 -0500
  Brake lines are cheap. The problem is the labor. I like to use the factory lines as they have a protective coating. Comes as...
• Re: Fuel Line Leaking Bigtime
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:05:39 -0700
  worst case you can just use all new fuel hose to replace the hard plastic fuel line. that hard plastic fuel line amazes me...
• Power Steering Fluid and lines Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:01:09 -0600
  I've discovered leaky-ness in my power steering lines and a low fluid level today. I'll need to do a complete investigation...
• Brake line flaring tool?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:28:37 -0800
  While replacing a rear wheel cylinder, I had the steel line seized onto the clamp nut, so it was twisting as I removed it...
• Front Brake lines - Help! (new calipers)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sat, 11 Oct 2003 14:36:39 -0500
  ...Any ideas? Anyone know a source for metric brake line fittings? And, I will also need to give a brake line a pretty tight...
• Re: Frequency recommendation to replace Vanagon fuel gasoline lines
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 9 May 2016 02:56:03 -0500
  ...In 2013 I > replaced all the gasoline fuel lines with new German rubber gasoline line > ( fabric coated ) that was obtained from a local Canadian...
• Re: replacing propane lines
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 17 May 2016 11:12:21 +0200
  ...replacing propane lines I'm going to replace the propane lines on our van when replacing our propane tank. I'm familiar with the...
• Re: fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list - A. Kimmons
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:24:03 +0000
  Fuel lines were one of the first things I started to replace, close to a year ago. I originally put on regular 3/8...