I used to drink happy hour beers with the Gates factory folks at the Pub on
Pearl in Denver (the factory is across the street.)  All very cool people.
That factory is now moved elsewhere, but still...

Not that this helps in any way, but I like to think that when employees are
happy, they're more likely to make a good product :)

Joe T.

>From: Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Fuel injection piping
>Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 15:14:45 -0700
>
>When helping out a buddy who owned a FLAPS several years ago on weekends,
>we
>sold Gates products, which are of excellent quality.  The Gates 3225 hose
>is
>what is commonly used on FI systems and is more than adequate for the
>Vanagon FI system.  I have a few pieces of this hose on my 84 Westy with no
>observable problems to date.
>--
>Jim Thompson
>84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
>73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
>72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
>oldvolkshome@gmail.com
>http://www.oldvolkshome.com
>**********************************
>On 5/25/06, Niall Mac Caughey <nmacc@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>Hi again,
>>
>>In the course of changing the dud fuel pump on my 2.1, I changed a couple
>>of legths of FI hose.  The local FLAPS gave me Gates 3225, which is rated
>>to
>>just under 10 bar.
>>
>>Given the problems some folks have had with FI hoses, does anyone on the
>>list have any experience good, bad or indiferent with this hose?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Niall
>>

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