Why would a Vendor sell the required 7x3 hose in only 20 meter
(approximately 66 feet) lengths, when that much is not required to do a
"re-hosing" of any VW fuel injection system that I'm aware of?  Doesn't make
sense to me.  I could see selling it in 5 meter lengths and most
over-the-counter and mail order vendors I know of sell it either by the foot
or by the meter (about a 39" length).

As a Vendor to the public, yes, most are required from most suppliers to
purchase in 20 meter length rolls, although some suppliers provide 10 meter
and even 5 meter length rolls.  But that doesn't require that it be resold
in the "purchase" package of 20, 10 or 5 meters, but what ever a Vendor
would want it to be as convenient to the end-consumer.

Airhead/VWG sells all hoses they carry by the meter:

The Hose:
*http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail.asp?idProduct=7899*<http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail.asp?strMasterCat=&idproduct=7899>

The GOOD Clamps:
http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail.asp?idProduct=8209
My nickel's worth
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
jim@airheadparts.com
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On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 7:12 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:

> Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> writes:
>
> > The 7mm hose pushes on and squeezes onto any fittings that are in
> > the system.  It is such a nice fit that many times, even without a
> > clamp, unless you put side pressure on the hose, it will not leak.
> > I am not sure why anyone would want to sell a 7.5mm hose for this
> > application.  If the customer had an engine fire as a result I would
> > sure hate to be the vendor that was assuring them that 7.5mm hose
> > would be "just fine".
>
> The vendor did no such thing.  In fact they said they had no idea if
> it would be fine.  They do have the 7mm x 3mm German hose but for some
> reason only sell it in 20 meter rolls which is WAY more than I need.
> They sell the 7.5mm German hose in 5 meter lengths which is much
> closer.
>
> One of the other well known vendors on this list sells 8mm BMW hose
> for this application and so I thought perhaps 7.5 mm would be OK.  I
> recall reading that the original 7mm is a VERY tight fit.
>
> Allan
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL
>