well, if it's any help, what Ken, at VanAgain sells in his kit to replace all those
parts is described as "4 ft of 5mm  braided low pressure line".

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Oxroad" <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 3:47 PM
Subject: metric hose to standard

> what is the inside diameter of the fuel hose that vents the top of the
> gasoline tank--specifically the two about 2.5 inches of hose needed (on each side)
> to hook up the overflow tanks in the fender well to the pipes that feed it. I
> beleive the ID is 7mm but is it 8mm.
>
> It's that fabric covered hose you've used on VWs for years. For the life of
> me I can't recall the inner diameter. I'm actually looking for the
> conversion--so what is the metric inner diameter and what will the standard
equivalent be?
>
> I'm replacing the the vent hose up top with High Pressure Fuel line even
> though it only calls for the low pressure fuel line. The Low pressure line has
> dried out and is leaking in this SoCal desert climate in three years time. So I'm
> experimenting with the high pressure line to see if it will last longer in
> this application. The high pressure line I can find here is only in Standard
> measurement. The 1/4 ID has a 6.35mm ID. Can that work??
>
> I'd just like to have the right hose before I pull the whole thing apart.
> Thanks
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westfalia
> LA,CA