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Subject:Re: Fuel Line Leaking Bigtime
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:43:34 -0700

During my recent Subaru installation I eliminated the plastic firewall
fitting and just ran new high pressure fuel injection  hose all the way to
the pump.

Easy to do and I feel better than with that plastic (?) line in there.

Seeya, Jake

On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Timothy Marciniak <tmarciniak@wi.rr.com>wrote:

> Wondering if anyone has had to replace the hard plastic fuel line that
> runs from the fuel filter to the rubber fuel line that attaches to
> plastic fitting at the firewall.  I was sure my plastic fitting was
> leaking but turns out that part was ok.  I did replace the fuel line
> going from that fitting to the engine and from the hard plastic line
> to the plastic firewall fitting.  I also replaced the plastic fitting
> with a metal one.   When I tried starting the van gas started dripping
> copiously near the right rear tire.  After examining that area it
> looks to me like the hard plastic fuel line may of been abraded by
> something because I found a rough stop.  Pretty concerned about this
> because the gas was spraying onto some kind of insulation in the body
> which is not saturated with gas.  I am letting the whole thing dry out
> so I can figure out how to replace this hard plastic fuel line.  I
> dont really see this part on EKTA and even if I did is it even
> available?  Anyone have problem with this hard plastic fuel line and
> what did you replace it with?  Is it 7mm ID like the fuel line in the
> engine compartment?
>
> 90 Vanagon Multivan
>
> Tim
>

--
Jake

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1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

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