All is well and good installing new hose............. but remember it's 7mm
FI hose not 8mm hose.

Stan Wilder
High Performance Ceramic Coatings
www.engineceramics.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Mike Collum
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 12:05 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable?

I removed my hoses at the fuel injectors by carefully cutting them out using
a #11 exacto.  This allowed me to reuse the original securing rings.  Even
though all seemed tight ... I decided to also use the "Good Kind" of hose
clamps.

Mike

> These can be replaced , they are not as prone to leakage as the plastic
fuel
> tee fitting on the firewall and other fuel lines.
> If you carefully grind off the crimp at the injector end.
> once removed the hose can be removed from the barb on the end of the
> injector and replaced with new.
> Use the smooth clamps volks cafe sells to keep the fuel line from being
> damaged by the serrated clamps.
> Do not overtighten rubber fuel line clamps as that causes premature wear
of
> the hose.
> firmly snug not tight.
>
> Doug
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tabe johnson" <xtabe@YAHOO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 7:07 AM
> Subject: Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable?
>
>
> > Stupid question: (but then, it is Friday, isn't it?)
> >
> > When replacing the fuel lines in the engine bay, you
> > DON'T replace the lines between the injectors and the
> > black plastic fuel rails, right?
> >
> >
> > --tabe johnson
> > xtabe@yahoo.com
> >
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