Hi,
you call that slightly shinny spot 'damage' ?   lol.

the important thing is you're watching for that kind of stuff.

On 2/11/2013 6:58 PM, neil n wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
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>>    On one recent conversion the way the hoses laid.....one  naturally wanted
>> to go though a well-protected firewall hole..
>> but otherwise, why not just go around ?
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> Possibly a lack of experience on my part but for sure it put the hoses
> more or less in line with the fuel rail.
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>> I'm kinda 'over protective' about fuel hoses and wires ..
>> they are both built to take touching things ...
>> but I just like another layer of protection on top of that too.
> I replaced the hoses on my Jetta engined Vanagon just recently. They
> were new a 4 or 5 years ago. They had relatively low miles on them.
>
> A nearby hose had been rubbing on one of them. It didn't do any huge
> damage, but the wear is pretty obvious. 2 images starting here:
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/EngineConversionJettaABA20#5841318408378261906
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> Neil.
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> Neil n
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> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
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> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
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> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
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> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
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> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
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