And when it comes to the fuel hoses I am back to the dealer for the ones on
the engine. Most use hoses that are off a roll. The ETKA shows a different
hose number for the pieces from the firewall to all of the injectors. It is
a different construction and you need 5 of them. This fits much better
inside the sleeves that should be used and will work with the VW spring
clamps.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
JRodgers
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 11:18 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: New owner questions

In my book - top of the list is fuel lines. I wouldn't take that sucker out
of the driveway until every one of them was replaced. It's that important.
And even after that - open the hatch once a month at least an inspect those
suckers for abrasive and chafing wear. Last week while doing work with the
engine running, I'm standing there and a fuel leak happened in front of my
eyes. And I can tell you something - at a fuel pressure of 30 psi - all it
takes is a tiny leak to pump a huge amount of fuel all over everywhere. It
was a chafed point that I missed, and had rubbed a hole that chose just that
moment to fail. It dropped the pressure so fast the engine stalled. So
replace those fuel lines - then you don't much have to worry for 5 years -
when they again should be replaced. IN the meantime - just be aware of the
chafing issues.

Another item to put on your list - thought not critical like fuel lines
- are the coolant hoses - particularly those on the rear underside of the
engine. They are hard to get at even under shop conditions.  If you get a
leak on the road - it's going to be miserable. Some of those hoses are
pre-formed and some have diameters that change in size from one end to the
other. Particularly around the water pump and oil cooler.

Prioritize the needs, then go after it.

John

On 11/23/2012 4:44 PM, Dick Wong wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm new to the list.  Picked up my "new' 87 Syncro earlier this month.
> Has about 155K miles on the chassis and about 22K miles on the 2.5L
> VW/Audi in-line 5 cylinder.
>
> I am going through the whole van and making a list of things I need to
> do and fix.
>
> I found that one of the front half-shafts needs a outer CV boot.  When
> I move the shaft, it will move left to right about a quarter inch and
> I can hear it clank inside the outer CV joint.  The other front
> half-shaft does not need boots, but it also moves about the same
> amount when I push and pull it.  Is this normal?
>
> Other than the obvious CV boot, should I be also picking up the outer
> CV joint also?  What about the other side that doesn't need any boots
> but does have some movement?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Dick-
> 78 Scirocco
> 87 Syncro
> 12 Golf TDI
>