Scott,
   Yes that is what I am referring to.  I am not sure about the actual
purpose of the original covering.  For heat or chaffing.  What I do know for
certain is that just the plain Jane black cover and some hi temp electrical
tape have been great.
Billy Hirt

On Dec 4, 2007 10:10 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
wrote:

> What is " corrugated  wire wrapper" -
> That plastic stuff that comes in different colors to cover and hold
> bundles
> of wires ?
> Interesting idea.
> I wonder if there is any heat transfer requirements or intention  for the
> fuel hose covering , as in preventing engine heat getting to the fuel
> hoses
> and fuel, or is it just chaffing protection ?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Billy Hirt
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 5:59 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: fuel line protective sleeve
>
> Hi Jerry,
>
>  FWIW when I redid my lines I used corrugated  wire wrapper.   Then I
> taped
> it up really good with some high temp electrical tape to seal the split in
> the tubing.  It was only around 6 bucks and so far I have been successful
> with it this way for 3 years.  Plus I think it ads a really nice look to
> the
> engine bay.
> Billy
>
> On Dec 4, 2007 8:06 PM, azsun99 <azsun99@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > I am in the midst of replacing all of the fuel lines, but unfortunately,
> > didn't think
> > to also order the gray plastic protective sleeve. The original is pretty
> > dried out and
> > cracked in places. Is there an equivalent product at FLAPS that might
> > work?
> > Jerry
> >
>
>