Yes, the fuel hoses with the woven fabric were called "self locking" and no
clamp was needed.  However, I don't know what the expected life was nor how
long they were expected to stat "locked"

James

>In some cases these fuel lines don't even have
>clamps! Was this a policy with brand-new VW bugs and buses? If so, it may
>be fine when they're new. But when they get old, they loosen up, eventually
>pop off, and spray fuel all over your nice, sparky generator and/or
>distributor.

Red '93 SLC
Red '87 GTI
   and
'67 deluxe
'71,81,'85 Westies