Oh...yeah, I replaced the 'abrasion' tubing with some of that slotted, corregated
wire covering tubing. Seems to be holding up fine...Time will tell.
Tony
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Rick Koller wrote:

> At 10:05 AM 4/21/99 -0400, Seth F Gordon wrote:
> >well the latest van fire is scarin' the pants off me.  Since the engine is
> >coming out (head gasket job gone complete rebuild) I will replace the fuel
> >line in the engine ccompartment.
> >
> >A few people on the list have done this, I was hopin for a parts list mabey
> >a few pointers.  Heard somthing about right and wrong kinds of fuel line.  I
> >think I can get all the stuff at the FLAPS, right?
> >
> >thanks for the info.
> >
> >Seth Gordon
> >84 wle
> >
> >
> Seth et al,
>         I just did this in an '85 and got the fuel hose from Bus Depot, I don't
> know if any of the other venders carry the correct size. Its 7mm fuel
> injection hose. I looked here in the Md/Va/DC area and none of the FLAPS
> carried it, they all tried to sell me some kind of cloth covered hose that
> was way too soft. The dealer wanted $20.00/meter. I also replaced the small
> hose (same stuff) supplying each injector. You need to cut it to lessen the
> grip it has on the injector to remove it completely from the barbed end of
> the injector. I mismeasured how much I needed and had to place 2 orders it
> took more than I expected. I would also replace the abrasion resistant
> coverings. Hope this helps.
>
> Rick Koller
> '90 syncro-westie
> '91 gl autobox