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Subject:Re: 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
From:Ben
Date:Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:38:24 -0500

Oupsss.... well, i'm semi wrong, it's about 8$CAD per meter... but
lately, the one i use is 3,50 a feet, almost 10$ a meter

Cheers.

Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:

>Ben,
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>I hope you mean "per meter" and not per foot.  We use nothing but original
>German fuel line (7mm, 800psi) and it costs us about $80 for 30 meters
>($2.67/meter).  If we buy it by the meter, they charge us $6.29/meter.
>Obviously, it is a lot cheaper in bulk.
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>Cheers,
>
>Jeff
>www.vanagonparts.com
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
>Of Benny boy
>Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 10:23 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
>
>
>Hi,
>I have installed 5/16 hoses on more than 30 vans last year with expensive
>5/16 FI clamps (be careful with cheap ones), i find 1/4 hose to be to tight
>and those have cracked on at least one job i did 2 years ago.
>Lately i use Cohline-2134 7,5 X 13,5. I find that this one is perfect.
>i buy them per 100 feets roll.
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>Lately, i have problems with fuel rails, some are old and wile working on
>them out of the van, they crack! or leak after i put them back in the vans.
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>Buy the most expensive hose you can find, cheap one will crack after 6 month
>to 1 year. My cost price is 5,20$ per feet. So anything that retail under 5
>is crap.
>
>Ben
>http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line.htm
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