Noto-Gaudette wrote:

> my mechanic (a VW specialist w/whom I have no experience) is suggesting a
> combination of hoses and copper pipes, which he says are "used on
> trucks." ... Your thoughts?

This is about what I did when my pipes rusted through.  It works fine and
will be easy to replace next time, without dropping the fuel tank.  I used
1.25'' heater hose to replace the pipes, with a piece of copper tubing to
connect to the engine outlet hose.  This size heater hose is unusual, but I
had no trouble finding it.  Apparently this is a common size on trucks and
tractors.  Better than the copper tubing would be 1.25" heater hose
couplings, but they were out of stock when I made my purchase.

Mike <mjcatlin@pacbell.net>
Davis, Calif.
'82 Vanagon diesel