If your fuel lines are truly needing to be replaced often you are using the
wrong hose and/or clamps. VW used a different hose for "on the engine" then
they did for everything else. If yo go to the dealer and order the hoses by
part number you will get a different hose for the engine compartment.  Using
the correct clamps it will last a very long time even with today's fuels.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
David
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 8:02 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: LVC Ethanol Use

Since there's been some talk on ethanol, I'd like to mention a recent
experience. I recently picked up a  non-running Passat that had been sitting
for awhile. One of things I had to replace to get it running was the fuel
pump, which is in the tank. When I pulled the pump, I found that there was
no insulation on any of the wires, except for one piece about two inches
long. I had never seen this before and assumed the insulation was eaten off
because of the ethanol in the gas. Additionally, it seems my fuel lines on
my Vanagon seem to need replacement too often.