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• 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...
• Replacing steel brake lines with copper alloy?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 2 May 2005 12:16:28 -0400
  ...I agree that pure copper is a really bad choice for brake lines... the first link below is from copper.org, and talks about...
• sorry for the dup. question
  Historical mailing list - mike and becky
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 17:49:50 -0400
  Sorry for the duplicated question regarding stainless steel lines. Forgot I asked this same question last night. Mike Bulley-Hewlett & Associates wrote: > Please tell...
• Changing out fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 08:20:48 -0800
  I need to replace my fuel lines in my 83 1.6 diesel and I was wondering if anyone knows how they connect to...
• Re: source for spring clamps for fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 08:17:50 -0700
  ...I'm looking for the spring clamps for replacing my fuel lines in the engine compartment. Not the screw type. Anybody have a lead...
• Re: Metal brake line + short rear flex hose questions
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:14:54 -0700
  Hi Neil, I replaced the rubber lines when I did the brakes on my '82 just because of the age, and ended up replacing...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 15:13:34 -0400
  Mark, the best way I have found to do this is to buy premade lines from NAPA. They have all different lengths with the...
• Re: Fire Sleeve was: Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 12:12:21 -0700
  ...It's > apparently supposed to protect the lines from heat (in race cars), whereas > the problem with the lines in the Vanagons appears to...
• 86 Vanagon power steering lines?
  Historical mailing list - tstitcomb
  Fri, 10 May 2002 09:16:03 -0400
  ...I can get everything I need used except the feed and return lines. (They tend to break as you try to remove them.) The...
• NEw Fuel Lines for 84 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:53:41 +0000
  I want to replace my twenty year old fuel lines to eliminate the possibility of a complete burnout. My mechanic is wondering what would...
• Re: Fuel Lines/Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 13:57:12 -0500
  ...If this item fails, your line pressure can go way up and blow off any marginal lines. My '86 regulator failed (plugged?) and blew...
• Check your brake lines!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 10:17:35 -0400
  Howdy all- In the course of pulling my motor yesterday, I had opportunity to look closely at my rear brake lines, something I hadn...
• Re: Brake question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:24:51 -0600
  ...That's the primary reason SS lines are used in a lot of applications besides/including our vans. As soon as I put them...
• fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 20:58:07 -0500
  ------------------------- Hi Volks, The correct fuel lines for transporters from 75 on is now high pressure fuel lines not the cloth covered lines. They were...
• Re: Cleaning the water tank
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 15 May 2000 13:19:00 -0300
  It is very cheap and easy to replace the lines, I did so when I have my fridge/stove cabinet out, but one could...
• Re: Next question - Removing 35 yr old brake lines from MC. :-/
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 18:48:33 -0400
  ...If you're replacing the lines, you should do the hoses, too. Hoses have a shorter lifetime than lines. Easier to just cut the...
• Re: Serious = Fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:27:18 -0700
  ...Mike On 7/18/03 2:22 PM, "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM> wrote: > I just finished changing all the fuel lines on my...
• Re: replacing power steering lines with hoses
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:03:50 -0700
  ...Just out of curiosity, how does the cost of high performance hose systems compare to replacing corroded steel lines in the case of the...
• replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:25:13 -0400
  Well my 91 passenger syncro sprung a leak on one of the brake lines going to the back brakes (right rear I believe.) My...
• 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...
• Gas vent lines sealing?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 15:14:51 -0600
  ...What type of sealant should I use when I reattach the lines? I know the Bentley mentions graphite sealant of some sort or something...
• Fuel line problem found during research
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 19:06:54 -0700
  ...The note is that it accelerates the aging process of the rubber used for the lines. It also states that low pressure fuel lines...
• Easy Way to R/R Tank for new lines
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:09:59 -0400
  Hi all Is there an easy way to get the tank low enough to swap out the fuel lines on top of the tank...
• Re: legitimate beef - water under the bridge - or just plain wrong
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:45:56 -0500
  ...Now I've come to find out that they >> only replaced part of the lines, they spliced in new lines in the back and...
• help need to replace Westy copper stove line
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:59:02 -0400
  After installing a new Go Westy propane tank I kinked the copper lines to the point where they will have to be replaced. I...
• Re: Check your fuel lines, NOW
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:38:24 -0500
  ...I suspect the BMW lines our friendly > vendors sell are better quality. > > -- > Chris S. > "No solution is too complex to be executed incorrectly" > >
• Re: Vanagon glass update: window tint
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 22:54:41 EDT
  ...no alcohol!!! ( rubbing or drinking:( Angle razor blades to fit between the lines, scrape carefully. The tint did'nt stick to the lines just...
• steel coolant lines on a '84 westy
  Historical mailing list - nirav patel
  Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:55:13 -0600
  Hey all, Was wondering if anyone on this list has replaced the original steel coolant lines with the 1.5'' four part system? I...
• 85 westy steering problems
  Historical mailing list - George T. Allen
  Mon, 15 May 2000 14:31:07 -0400
  ...Upon inspection of the steering rack I notice (2) lines that appeared to be vaccum lines (not the power steering lines) and (1) of...
• Steel Braided Fuel Lines & Fuel Line Covers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 11 May 2008 13:38:33 -0400
  Has anyone ever installed Steel Braided Fuel lines, I was thinking it might be very worthwhile under the van running the lines from the...
• High Idle on 87
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 21 May 1997 22:34:58 -0500
  ...I checked the vacuum lines, When I disconnected = the white or purple vacuum lines, the ones that come from the big = canister in the...
• Re: fuel tank vent lines
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:15:52 -0500
  ...John On 10/16/2012 10:37 AM, Mike Riley wrote: > any body replace the fuel lines to the overflow tanks without removing the...
• Bus Depot Phone Lines Down
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 11:29:44 -0400
  A storm last night appears to have knocked out 3 of our 5 incoming lines. Until we get it fixed, all calls are funnelling...
• 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:30:39 -0500
  I just replaced the narsty old HP fuel lines on top o' the engine with 5/16", not 7mm, lines from the local Kragen...
• Re: second radiator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 17:57:18 -0500
  ...Where do the lines go? Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Clarence J Falarski Sent...
• Re: Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 10:18:52 EDT
  In a message dated 10/8/04 10:10:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, xtabe@YAHOO.COM writes: > When replacing the fuel lines in...
• Re: replacing power steering lines with hoses
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:42:31 -0700
  ...Hoses vs metal high pressure hydraulic lines. Two reasons. Hoses can and do deteriorate over time, even the best of them. And hoses flex...
• Metal Brake line lengths
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 09:30:23 -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...
• 88 front & rear steel brake lines size
  Historical mailing list - Caroline Cote
  Wed, 19 May 2010 22:34:40 -0400
  Hi, Yesterday, I bought a Vanagon GL Full camper 88 in Quebec City - lovely blue with touch ups paint! But the brakes lines died...
• Re: Rusty Power steering lines...
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 13:35:13 PST
  ...Rusty Power steering lines... >Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 13:04:05 -0500 > >I've got very rusty power steering lines and I was...
• fuel tank vent lines
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 17:27:50 -0800
  ...Are the small lines the same ID as the vacuum lines in the engine compartment? This is what I was told & they look a...
• Oldsmobile Burns Today - Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 17:21:04 -0500
  ...Couldn't have been anything else but fuel lines.. Fire started under the hood, and once it got going it was a hot one...
• Re: Replacing metal coolant hoses with copper?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Tue, 3 May 2005 03:06:12 -0230
  ...It seems it should be OK as long as the lines in question are isolated as Shawn mentioned on both ends by rubber hoses...
• 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: Power steering lines R & R
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Sun, 5 Sep 1999 21:02:33 -0700
  Hi Alan I replaced my P/S lines in my syncro a few months back with high pressure hydraulic hose. A local hose & fitting...
• 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: Brake Lines - Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:25:02 -0800
  ...Can steel braided lines be used for the entire Van? Would this be a > better long term investment? > 4. If the steel braided lines...
• 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...
• Fuel line replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 08:57:25 -0800
  ...I'm also doing the lines from the expansion tanks to the main fuel tank. Should I also replace the larger lines around 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...
• replacing propane lines
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 16 May 2016 20:36:17 -0400
  I'm going to replace the propane lines on our van when replacing our propane tank. I'm familiar with the basics of bending...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 22:30:41 -0500
  ...Replacing Fuel Lines Getting ready to replace my Fuel Lines and was wondering if there is any special advice? I know you have to...
• 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.
• Re: Part locater
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 00:04:40 -0600
  I see that Van Cafe has the stainless steel /Flex/ Lines on special but I am looking for the metal/rigid/line that comes...
• 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: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:04:54 -0400
  ...Frank Condelli sells an excellent hydraulic hose replacement for the P/S lines, I used copper-nickel alloy lines for the brakes (from http...
• Re: Brake Lines - Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:12:14 -0500
  Steel lines and couplers will get the job done, but I bucked the consensus and bought my brake line (and tooling) here. I've...
• 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...