Way too rich for my blood.............I'm sure that I'll find a way to do it
for less than half of that.
  Good luck to you on you venture, though.
  BTW, McMaster-Carr is one of the most expensive ways to order practically
anything, but they do have everything.
  In these days of the internet and Google, there's bound to be a way to
save money over that supplier.........

Mike B.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan Streib" <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
To: "Mike" <mbucchino@charter.net>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: New fuel line disintegrates

> "Mike" <mbucchino@charter.net> writes:
>
>> I whole-heartedly agree with you.  I, too, would like to replce all
>> but a few, short connections with aircraft-grade aluminum tubing.
>> Steel would be ok, but would need a coating of paint (or something) to
>> stay free of corrosion.  I've considered adapting some air-cooled Type
>> 4 injection lines for this purpose, the main problem being that the
>> distance between the 2 injectors is too large.  My main goal would be
>> to eliminate all unnecessary fuel hoses, as well as to have the least
>> number of joints as possible. Maybe brazed or silver-soldered
>> sections?
>
> I've just been pricing it out at McMaster-Carr.  Using "AN" (37 degree
> flare) high-pressure aluminum fittings, looks like it would come in at
> about $200 the way I'm thinking of doing it.  That doesn't count the
> cost of a couple tools I don't have -- a good tube bender and the
> 37-degree flaring tool.  If I proceed I'll take some pics.
>
> Allan
>
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL