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Fuel line insulation.
Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 21:43:12 -0500
Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative to the plastic sleeve the major fuel supply/return lines are covered with? I had blown...
Fuel leaks/fuel lines/clamps, etc., 82 westy
Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
Tue, 4 May 1999 11:28:05 -0600
...When I replaced my lines last years I used 1/4 inch 300 PSI fuel line from the FLEHOH (Friendly Local EVCO House of...
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: Part locater
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Tue, 3 Feb 2009 09:53:02 -0500
Has anyone tried the copper/nickel alloy brake line? http://www.fedhillusa.com/ Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 08:13...
Fuel Line Replacement Kit and How-To Repost
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:59:00 EDT
Seems that some folks didn't see my post last month of How-To replace your fuel lines or that I am presently selling...
Re: Fuel leaks/fuel lines/clamps, etc., 82 westy
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 4 May 1999 15:43:03 -0400
...When I replaced my lines last years >I used 1/4 inch 300 PSI fuel line from the FLEHOH (Friendly Local EVCO >House of...
Re: Long Brake Line Tips + Removal Question
Historical mailing list - Mark
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:23:15 -0400
Good on you Neil! I couldn't get that line out w/out removing the gas tank (which led to another project - replace my...
Rusty Power steering lines...
Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
Fri, 5 Nov 1999 13:04:05 -0500
I've got very rusty power steering lines and I was wondering about parts. Are these generic lines of do I buy these through...
Red Line products on-line
Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
Wed, 21 Apr 1999 06:24:05 -0700
FYI Listmembers, It took me a while to find a convenient Red Line synthetics distributor so I thought I'd pass it on to...
Re: Replacing metal coolant hoses with copper?
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Mon, 2 May 2005 15:35:29 -0700
My 1967 Mini Cooper S has copper brake lines - single circuit too! Oh, wait........ I thought this was the British complaint line. Never mind...
help 2 piston caliper and rotor removal
Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
Sat, 19 Apr 2025 07:29:51 -0500
...There's no way to remove the brake lines from the bracket that holds the soft brake lines to the hard lines on the...
Re: braided SST brake lines
Historical mailing list - Dave
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 12:46:50 -0500
I have the MSDS stainless steel brake lines on my Vanagon, so far no problems with other brake components. The brake pedal feel is...
- forgive me -I just gotta see how many lines of code one line of HTML consumes
Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
Mon, 26 Nov 2001 17:23:53 +0000
This is a one line test of a HTML format email .message. [text/html]
Dealing with coolant line for drive belt change, thanks for trann y oil input
Historical mailing list - JOHNSON,DAVID (HP-Vancouver,ex1)
Thu, 1 Nov 2001 08:39:35 -0800
...Bottom Line: looks like Redline MT-90 is the transmission lube of choice. Now to changing drive belts (AC, power steering) on my '89...
Re: Can I just shorten the metal brake lines on this crap I got from cip1.ca or???
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Fri, 8 Jun 2012 16:22:59 -0400
On 6/8/2012 3:48 PM, courtney hook wrote: > can I just shorten these metal lines with a tubing cutter and then a...
Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
Historical mailing list - Bill M
Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:57:35 -0400
That plastic fuel line was recently added to GoWestys parts line. Only they include a brass barb to make the plastic to rubber transition...
Redux on the Gas Return line bypass
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 3 May 2010 13:39:09 -0500
Can someone send me via pmail the subject line or link for the return gas line bypass that was discussed a week or so...
Re: Brass fuel line sleeve instalation - need installation advice
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:49:23 -0400
Trim the pastic line and then give it a try Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)" <Pascal.Giasson@GNB.CA> To: <vanagon...
Re: Fuel line valve for changing a fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:12:42 -0700
"If you're fuel line is brittle, it should be replaced anyways." That's the part I would watch for. Even regular vice grips...
Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
Historical mailing list - Zolly
Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:34:44 -0700
I eliminate this items when I install fuel lines. It adds two more connections to the system. I connect straight to the plastic fuel...
need help running the water lines
Historical mailing list - steve
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:36:28 -0700
...1) being one water line (I know where the long line goes - from the holding tank to the sink) and the line that goes...
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: fuel lines
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 09:44:54 -0500
...Any idea how many feet of fuel line i >will need? What did you folks do for the short (3") fuel line that goes...
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...
Diesel fuel line question, and trans oil question
Historical mailing list - Clay Moore
Thu, 25 Jul 2002 09:48:31 -0700
The fuel line that goes from my fuel filter to the injector pump once was a clear plastic tube, its now very hard and...
How to ship long coolent line?
Historical mailing list - Daivd Janzen
Tue, 6 Apr 1999 20:35:39 EDT
I have a line on some coolant lines (long ones under van) and need to know how they can be shipped. Thanks for the...
RE: diesel fuel line
Historical mailing list - Will Wood
Thu, 21 Nov 1996 23:00:44 -0700
If it's anything like my diesel rabbits, then the line you're talking = about with the two banjo fittings is on the pull...
Stuck Cylinder Liners, HELP
Historical mailing list - zyno
Sun, 24 May 1998 19:34:33 -0400
...I do believe that it would be more desirable to leave the liners behind. Agreed? Is there someway to hold the liners as the...
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: replacing brake lines
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:24:53 -0700
> Well my 91 passenger syncro sprung a leak on one of the brake lines going to the back brakes (right rear I believe.) Right...
Westy culinary water line
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:33:09 -0700
...Assumed that the water line was frozen down low where it runs under the fridge, but have not been able to remove line even...
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: Re routing the Gas lines
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Mon, 9 Oct 2006 13:10:50 -0700
...Re routing the Gas lines > up against the back wall where the line comes through the wall... could > improvise a bracket for it. would...
Re: '80 Westy - Fuel Line Replacement Time
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 24 Jul 2003 07:58:14 -0400
The hard plastic line is bullet-proof. No need to change it. The kit has enough hose that allowed me to run from the...
Re: Brakes completely died.
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:05:00 -0400
...You will need to measure your old lines, then go to the store. You need lines with a bubble flare on the end and...
plastic coolant return line reroute
Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:14:56 -0800
...It occurred to me today that the coolant return line actually routes above the tranny to the drivers side of the engine, so, perhaps...
Re: First Project: Fuel lines with a few glitches...
Historical mailing list - Brian Workman
Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:38:11 -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...
Re: Looking for parts
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:04:01 -0500
...This is a plastic line right? The line could be recreated in copper-nickel-ferrous brake line with solder-on banjo ends. I can...
Replacing fuel lines with Copper tubing/Steel braided lines?
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:08:54 -0500
So a friend in Los Angeles California told of two Vanagon owners who have replaced their fuel lines with Copper tubing, anyone else ever...
Replacing fuel lines with Copper tubing/Steel brained lines?
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:59:12 -0500
So a friend in Los Angeles California told of two Vanagon owners who have replaced their fuel lines with Copper tubing, anyone else ever...
How-To Fuel Line Replacement 1.9l Vanagon (Long)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 4 May 1999 21:49:31 EDT
Finally did the fuel line replacement in the engine compartment on customer's '85 Vanagon. Aproximate time: 2 1/2 to 4 hours (depending...
replacning fuel lines on syncro
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Mon, 16 Apr 2001 17:29:57 -0700
Bill, i used ken's fuel line kit once upon a time. There was only enough hose supplied do the engine compartment pieces starting...
Re: Brake line flaring tool?
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:51:24 -0700
...So it would appear I need to get a flaring tool, some end "nuts", > and some line, and since I assume the line is...
Re: Fuel Gauge Behavior Changed
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:07:16 -0400
At 04:37 PM 10/20/2009, Mike S wrote: >Perhaps they changed the sender on later years so it reads more linearly. They...
Fuel line replacement questions
Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
Thu, 10 May 2001 12:49:56 -0500
...It looks kind of fragile (I expected metal line). Should I replace that stuff, too? How about the return line? Is doesn't look...
Re: Burnt Van Photos
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Fri, 6 Jul 2007 13:21:44 -0700
Okay, so we need to make changing the fuel lines a condition of membership here. "Hi, I just got a Vanagon and I have...
Re: Evaporative Emission Canister? (re: Fuel Expansion Tank)
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sun, 25 Aug 2019 14:36:36 -0700
...https://mira.sbw.org/photos/20190825/IMG_20190825_134932235/ Both of those lines join the original plastic lines that run forward to the fuel...
AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:34:01 -0400
My 84 Westy has a leak in the AC line, (high side) in the rubber hose, about 12 inches from the compressor, beyond the...
Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:47:37 -0700
Zoltan, then how do you protect the fuel line from abrasion where it passes through the firewall? Mark On Oct 28, 2010, at 6...
Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:52:37 -0500
...Two lines around the hull and one at the bow and one at the stern. > I believe 4 lines are especially important when carrying...
Re: Re routing the Gas lines
Historical mailing list - mad madeline
Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:53:08 -0700
...Re: [VANAGON] Re routing the Gas lines > up against the back wall where the line comes through the wall... could > improvise a bracket for...
Re: disconnect brake line to remove caliper?
Historical mailing list - KBatzler
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:39:48 -0800
You don't need to disconnect the caliper to remove the rotor....just hang it up with a coat hanger with the brake line...
Fuel line replacment.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:38:38 -0700
Two weeks ago, I replaced my fuel lines. Got the hose from a reputable (non-chain) FLAPs. Different counterman than I usually see, this...
Check your fuel lines, NOW
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:33:59 -0400
Just a reminder to check your fuel lines NOW. I recently swapped my injectors and discovered a leak when I pulled gently on one...
LineX Syncro Westy
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:41:45 -0600
There's a LineX (spray on bedliner) shop next to my Prius shop in Boulder. One of their customers decided to coat his Syncro...
Re: Aux fuel tank lines pressurized?
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:10:26 -0600
...all 4 > lines leak. Obviously I'd like to replace these lines.. so the question > is: > > Are these lines pressurized even if the gas...
Propane tank--flexible line?
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Thu, 5 Jun 2014 20:27:22 -0500
...I'm having some doubts about getting this all to line up, etc. Is there any kind of flexible line I could safely use...
Brake Line Fittings
Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
Sun, 2 May 1999 17:57:32 -0400
...Brake Line Fittings > I was installing a set of stainless stell brake lines on my '84. I screwed > up the > threads on one side...
Re: DIESEL Turbo and NA injection lines the same?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 21 Aug 2005 17:04:37 -0700
The parts data for the 1985 D and TD Jetta shows different lines on the TD for cylinders 1 and 2 and the same...