

| Subject: | Re: Was fuel leak? Now: appropriate route for fuel lines |
| From: | Scott Daniel - Turbovans |
| Date: | Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:50:01 -0800 |
darn .. my spelling. Sorry. 'shiny.' in any case 'with shine.' On 2/11/2013 7:40 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > Neil doesn't play shinny. He's a musician, can't risk injury. > > :) > > alistair > > > > On 2013-02-11, at 7:27 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > >> 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: >>> >>>> 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 ? >>> Possibly a lack of experience on my part but for sure it put the hoses >>> more or less in line with the fuel rail. >>> >>> >>>> 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 >>> >>> Neil. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Neil n >>> >>> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp >>> >>> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. >>> >>> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >>> >>> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: >>> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >>>
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