Im not sure about a howto.. but I've seen a few vans with a rubber gromet
in the firewall to protect the fuel line.  I'll reach out to someone who
did that to see if they have the specs on the gromet.

derek burgess
412-417-9435
derekburgess.com
vanagon.posterous.com
On Oct 22, 2012 11:56 AM, "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Huh. I was mistaken that my van's firewall fuel line fitting was metal.
> It's not, it's plastic.
>
> The metal versions are around $40, pretty spendy for such a simple thing.
>
> I read that it can be replaced by simply passing the hose through the
> firewall, no fitting required. But I have Googled and searched the
> Webbernet and pored through a whole bunch of older posting in the
> archives and didn't find a simple "here's the parts you'll need" + how-to.
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction?
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>