

| Subject: | Re: '80 Westy - Fuel Line Replacement Time |
| From: | David Maurio |
| Date: | Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:19:31 +0000 |
If anyone could pass on detailed instructions (w/references to the Bentley) on exactly which hoses need replacing and how to do it. I'd appreciate it, I want to tackle this project soon... or should I just have my local guy do it when I bring her in for a check up? How much would something like this cost? Thanks, David /NJ 85 Wolfsburg Westy "Beatrix" > The hard plastic line is bullet-proof. No need to change it. The kit has > enough hose that allowed me to run from the plastic feed line to the engine > and from from the engine to the plastic line that goes back to the tank. > Perfect SS clamps. Love those kits for this kind of project. > > > Jay '85 Westy > > > > > Tom Young <tomyoung1@COMCAST.NET>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 07/23/2003 11:30:29 > PM > > Please respond to Tom Young <tomyoung1@COMCAST.NET> > > Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > cc: > Subject: Re: '80 Westy - Fuel Line Replacement Time > > > This is one of the more confusing "maintenance" issues surrounding our > Vanagons. > > If you ordered the Part Number "Fuel1" kit from Van-Again then, as far as I > know, you've got enough 7mm line for the entire run from gas tank, through > the engine compartment and back to the gas tank. > > Inside the engine compartment itself something around 1 foot of 7mm line is > sufficient. Originally, the run from the front engine tin up to the gas > tank, on both sides, was a hard plastic line which fit *into* 7mm line at > the tin and at the gas tank. Since this "kit" is selling you 10ft of 7mm > rubber line I can only assume the idea is to eliminate the hard plastic > line > and replace it with 7mm rubber line. > > Maybe one of the vendors can tell us about the "missing" hard plastic line > and why it isn't offered. > > If you're in "maintenance" mode you might as well go ahead and replace the > fuel injector seals. 4 large and 4 small will do it. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Tom Young '81 Vanagon > Lafayette, CA 94549 '82 Westfalia > --------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jason Milam" <jason_milam@HOTMAIL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 4:08 PM > Subject: '80 Westy - Fuel Line Replacement Time > > > > > I'm in need of a little maintenence advice. I want to renew the fuel > lines > > on my > > '80 Westy. I ordered the kit from Van-Again which apparently has enough > line > > and clamps for the engine compartment. (Hasn't been delivered yet.) Does > it > > make sense to go ahead and renew the supply and return lines? Are these > > segments the same 7mm high-pressure line? Can anyone say how much > additional > > line I'd need to do the whole job bumper-to-bumper? What do I need for > the > > larger diameter segment from the filter to the pump? > > > > Does it make sense to go ahead and renew my fuel injector seals while I'm > at > > it. > > Van-Again offers two sizes. Do I need four of the large ones and four of > the > > small > > ones? > > > > > > This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains > information that may be privileged, confidential or copyrighted under > applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby > formally notified that any use, copying or distribution of this e-mail, > in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender > by return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Unless > explicitly and conspicuously designated as "E-Contract Intended", > this e-mail does not constitute a contract offer, a contract amendment, > or an acceptance of a contract offer. This e-mail does not constitute > a consent to the use of sender's contact information for direct marketing > purposes or for transfers of data to third parties. > > Francais Deutsch Italiano Espanol Portugues Japanese Chinese Korean > > http://www.DuPont.com/corp/email_disclaimer.html
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