Craig und Volks,

I replaced my engine compartment fuel lines with aircraft hose which is made
from extremely durable formulas.  Some of the hoses on my repowered Westy
are difficult to reach so I wanted a hose that would outlast the engine.
They're not cheap, but you can also buy ones that are a fraction of the
original cost that are four years old or older (federal law deems many parts
non-airworthy after 4 yrs).  (Potential Flamers: keep in mind that even
these hoses will still far outlast a new braided German hose by a decade). I
also found a supplier in California that carries the top quality German hose
clamps made by Gemi (these don't chew up the hoses like the typical Ideal
clamps).  Although my engine was converted to a Japanese motor and therefore
still metric,  I was still able to closely match up the SAE sized aircraft
hoses to metric equivalents.  Now I just have to deal with the rotted one's
around the fuel tank that were replaced by a VW dealer in '98.

Gemi hose clamps and many other VW parts:

ETY
2144 Colorado Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90041
(323) 254-7442

Aircraft Parts Suppliers:

They're all over Burbank, CA and should be in your town as well.

Hope this helps.

Tom Naylor

'85 Westy (Nissan Powered)

Subject: 12mm fuel line supplier?

I just came back from 3 auto-supply shops looking for 12mm braided fuel line
hose to connect my fuel tank to the fuel pump on my 83 water-cooled
vanagon.  The piece I need is about 38cm in length.  I also checked
volkscafe and busdepot, but it doesn't appear they sell it.  My local
VW shop is closed on the weekend.  Is there somewhere on the Internet
I can buy this?  I am assuming that I shouldn't use non-braided hose.

-- Craig

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Craig Oda   craigoda@communitybuilders.info
VW Info: 1983 VW Westfalia, water-cooled, automatic
http://communitybuilders.dhs.org/craigoda/vw/