Blake,

You can use a #11 X-acto knife to cut the old fuel injector hoses from
under the metal collars and the collars will then fall away free.

On my '85 I reused the collars as they provide a compression lock on the
hoses.  That was over 2 years ago and I haven't had any leaks or weeps.

The year before that I did the ones on my '84 and I reused the collars
AND put hose clamps next to them.  For myself, I've decided that the
addition of hose clamps isn't necessary.  Just reusing the collars works
fine for me.

Mike

Blake Sartin wrote:
> OK, so I am undertaking a front-to rear replacement of all the rubber in
> the
> fuel delivery system.  This includes all of the tank seals (including the
> crossover tube) as well as all of the fuel lines on the engine.
>
> The fuel lines in the engine compartment look to be ORIGINALS (except for
> one piece), with the crimped on clamps.  I began replacing them, and came
> upon a problem.  The cracked, rotted hoses that go from the black plastic
> fuel rail to the injectors have no actual clamp at the injector, just a
> metal ring.  Which brings me to a question:
>
> Can I just use a standard clamp at the injector?  Or is there some other
> sort of attachment system that I need to use at the injector itself?  These
> things area a bear to get off, but they have been in place for 22 years
> so I
> really don't know why I am surprised.
>
> Safety first, you know.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Blake Sartin
> '69 Westfalia
> '84 7-passenger
> Maryville, TN
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