My experience with the fuel hoses has been such that I replace them
every 5 years - period!! All of them!! And I inspect them thoroughly
once a month, plus look at them closely anytime the hatch is open.

The way the Vanagon fuel system is cobbled together with those hoses,
keeping a close eye out for chafing is essential. Only once have I had a
leak from a cracked hose - all the others have been from holes chafed
through the fuel lines or a clamp becoming loose.

BTWE - Ken Wilford has been good about posting his HowTo videos on Youtube.

Good Luck.

John

On 6/13/2013 12:00 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
> Yes, you will need to remove them.  Ken Wilford has a great video on
> replacing these hoses (and all the others): www.vanagain.com.  I have no
> idea where to find it though. Ken?
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Richard Golen
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 8:59 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Advice on replacing injector hose please...
>
> Hi,
>
> I noticed a slight gasoline odor coming from the driver side rear vent on my
> 87 Westy. Long story short, there's a small crack in the fuel hose from the
> fuel manifold to the injector on cylinder 3.
>
> Obviously I need to replace that hose (put all new hoses when Boston Bob
> rebuilt the engine five years ago). My question is do I need to remove the
> injectors from the head to facilitate replacement, or can it be done with
> the injectors in place?
>
> Any other suggestions or tips greatly appreciated.
>
> Ric
>
> Sent from my iPad=
>