

| Subject: | Re: fuel hose sleeve alternative? |
| From: | Roger Whittaker |
| Date: | Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:11:13 -0800 |
dear cable guy that link is very valuable thank you yours On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>wrote: > I just received my order of braided nylon sleeving from > cableorganizer.com[1]. Initial impressions are very good. > > I ordered the 1/2" sleeving and it fits perfectly over the fuel hose. > I'm hoping this will help me avoid a repeat of the "goo ooze" > nightmare[2] that occurred only weeks after I replaced my original > factory fuel hose. > > Although I'm also using a better grade of hose this time, I wanted to > avoid re-using the original sleeves since a) they're now full of the > goo, and b) I think a more breathable sleeve will help avoid any chance > of a repeat by not trapping fuel vapors that might migrate through the > hose walls. However I did not want to go without any kind of protection > for the fuel hose. > > This sleeving was inexpensive (0.67 per foot, and they don't gouge you > on shipping either). > > Once it's installed I'll post some follow up pics. > > Allan > > Footnotes: > [1] http://cableorganizer.com/nylon/ > [2] http://picasaweb.google.com/allanstreib/FuelLine# > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > -- roger w There are two kinds of jobs in the world: Picking up garbage and telling people things. Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw) ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video work at: http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners and ... older work at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364 ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------
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