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Subject:Re: replacing fuel hose
From:Jim Kurpius
Date:Wed, 4 Apr 2007 13:29:06 -0700

Bryan,

Your second question:

>why do I keep getting leaks? I keep putting on new hoses and clamps
>and I still get them all the time.

Maybe you have a hose/clamp mismatch.

My van had a similar issue.  In my case the FI clamps were slightly
too large.  You could crank them down and they seemed over tightened,
but in reality they were as tight as the clamp would go but not tight
enough to properly hold the FI hose on the fuel rail.  Would get
drips, so I replaced the clamps.  Of course this was before I knew
the key to matching the clamps with the hose type.  The smooth clamps
for smooth FI hose do not seem to work well with braided FI hose (I
know the crappy stuff).  Seems like they work themselves free over
time.  Now I know better, good smooth hose and quality FI clamps,
bypass the white plastic firewall pass through, and no braided hose.

Jim
84 westy
sf ca

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