Seems like a lot of trouble when a pair of needle nose vise grips will do
the trick.  If you're concerned about damaging the fuel line with the vise
grips, put two small pieces of fuel hose over the ends of the vise grips
before you clamp the line.

If you're fuel line is brittle, it should be replaced anyways.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of developtrust
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 11:29 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Fuel line valve for changing a fuel filter

Has anyone who changed a fuel filter added an in line valve similar to
plumbing valves on hot water tanks that we can turn off when changing a fuel
filter? Seems like a good idea. Does such a valve exist or does one just
clamp the fuel line or is it too brittle to do so? It never occurred to me
that the fuel would drain out when changing a fuel filter. I guess I would
find out when I attempted the change.

William

> >If the fuel line pops off the VW Bus tank (or really anywhere in the
> >system) the bus simply dumps the entire tank of gas on the ground. So the
> >Vanagon is the same?
>
> Yup, Vanagon is the same... makes the fuel-filter change an exercise in
> high-speed toolwork!