Should seal OK.  Make sure the plastic line is clean and not cracked or
distorted.  You could cut it back and inch or two, but make sure you clean
all the undercoating off before attaching the new line.  Would be a good
time to check your fuel pressure.  A bad regulator will blow this
connection off--another VW design safety feature ; )  It has happened to
me.   (These things only run at ~30 psig.)  You could run hose all the way
to the pump, but it is a little pricey.

                                                        Jay '85 Westy

Steve Arbaugh <sneakers@OZ.NET> on 04/16/2001 10:56:40 PM

Please respond to Steve Arbaugh <sneakers@OZ.NET>

To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
cc:    (bcc: Jay L Snyder/AE/DuPont)
Subject:  Re: replacning fuel lines

Another question on the fuel lines, but not for a syncro: when I put the
new
line on the supply side of the loop, the plastic line from the fuel pump
was
just a flat piece of plastic, as in there was no "barb" or ridge or
anything
to help the line stay on. This would help explain some of the leaking I've
had from that particular spot. Is this normal? Any others found the same or
different? I'll be getting some more hose to replace the parts at the fuel
tank end soon.
Steve
'85 westy
kent, wa
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of
Matthew Pollard
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 5:30 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: replacning fuel lines on syncro
Bill, i used ken's fuel line kit once upon a time. There was only enough
hose supplied do the engine compartment pieces starting at the line coming
from the fuel pump going to the line leaving the compartment.  There was
about 3" extra.
matthew
84 non syncro

Matthew Pollard             http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
Dept. of Chemistry               http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
University of Idaho                   http://www.uidaho.edu
On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Bill Davidson wrote:
> I bought Ken Wilfey's fuel line kit and I'm wondering about what
experience
> other syncro owners might have with this...
>