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Subject:Re: New fuel line disintegrates
From:Chris S
Date:Sun, 2 Nov 2008 00:17:36 -0400

I had my fuel lines fail within a week of replacing them.  I also
posted appropriate warnings here and on Samba.

On 11/1/08, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> Arrrrghhhhh!!!
>
> Not even a month ago I replaced all the fuel line in the van.  Was about
> to take it on a spin to check out all the new shifter parts and I
> thought what the heck, I'll take a quick peek in the engine compartment.
> Well good thing I did because there is fuel oozing out around all the
> plastic "covers" on the lines that run to and from the injector rails.
>
> So guess I'll be doing that job again -- who sells the *factory* fuel
> line?  I bought "OEM" german fuel injector line but clearly it was not
> up to snuff.  I'm not going to embarass the vendor publicly because I
> have no doubt he'll make it right, but ultimately the line came from
> a World Pac distribution facility.
>
> I even used OEM-type crimp (Oettinger) clamps.  Gawd what a
> frustration....
>
> Allan
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL
>

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