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How Often Do You Replace the Rubber Fuel Hose?
I used to replace mine every 3 years.
At vw-resource.com he recommends replacing it every 5 years. http://www.vw-resource.com/fuel_line.html It's always a good precaution to replace all four sections of rubber line about every five years. John Connolly (Aircooled.Net) advises- I strongly recommend cloth braided fuel hose. Every 6 months, you should inspect it! Bend it over 180 degrees, and if it cracks or is stiff, REPLACE IT. Leaking fuel hose is the #1 cause of those smoldering VWs you see on the side of the road. Don't be a statistic! |
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How Often Do You Replace the Rubber Fuel Hose?
On 11/12/2010 12:15 PM, Jim Ed wrote:
> I used to replace mine every 3 years. > > At vw-resource.com he recommends replacing it every 5 years. > > http://www.vw-resource.com/fuel_line.html > > It's always a good precaution to replace all four sections of > rubber line about every five years. > > John Connolly (Aircooled.Net) advises- > > I strongly recommend cloth braided fuel hose. Every 6 months, you > should inspect it! Bend it over 180 degrees, and if it cracks or is > stiff, REPLACE IT. Leaking fuel hose is the #1 cause of those > smoldering VWs you see on the side of the road. Don't be a statistic! > > could not agree more!! Rubber products such as fuel line, have a limited shelf life too. You can't tell how old the fuel hose was when you BOUGHT it. I once bought cloth braided fuel hose for my 78 bus, and two years later I started getting fuel smells. I did what John said, started bending the fuel hose and I didn't get very far until it snapped! Nowhere near 90 degrees! I don't know if the formulation or chemical additives they use in fuel changed at that time, and I was sold "old batch" fuel hose that was no longer compatible. But it was a shocker. "Brand new" fuel hose dried up to a crisp in 2 years. Insane. Jan |
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How Often Do You Replace the Rubber Fuel Hose?
"Jan Andersson" > wrote in message ... > On 11/12/2010 12:15 PM, Jim Ed wrote: >> I used to replace mine every 3 years. >> >> At vw-resource.com he recommends replacing it every 5 years. >> >> http://www.vw-resource.com/fuel_line.html >> >> It's always a good precaution to replace all four sections of >> rubber line about every five years. >> >> John Connolly (Aircooled.Net) advises- >> >> I strongly recommend cloth braided fuel hose. Every 6 months, you >> should inspect it! Bend it over 180 degrees, and if it cracks or is >> stiff, REPLACE IT. Leaking fuel hose is the #1 cause of those >> smoldering VWs you see on the side of the road. Don't be a statistic! >> >> > > > could not agree more!! > > Rubber products such as fuel line, have a limited shelf life too. You > can't tell how old the fuel hose was when you BOUGHT it. > > I once bought cloth braided fuel hose for my 78 bus, and two years later I > started getting fuel smells. I did what John said, started bending the > fuel hose and I didn't get very far until it snapped! Nowhere near 90 > degrees! > > I don't know if the formulation or chemical additives they use in fuel > changed at that time, and I was sold "old batch" fuel hose that was no > longer compatible. But it was a shocker. "Brand new" fuel hose dried up to > a crisp in 2 years. Insane. > > Jan You might want to concider another type of fuel line. Ive been using parker and other Aviation fuel / oil lines lines for a long time. On oil coler and transmissin lines on my other cars. On my other vehicles. http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/ap/hose_fuel.html http://www.parker.com/portal/site/PA...RICA&Wtky=HOSE There's plenty of suppliers. But theres not going to be any metric. |
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How Often Do You Replace the Rubber Fuel Hose?
When I was looking for my present T3 about 20 years ago I was surprised by
how many cars I looked at did not use clamps on the fuel line. Not even on the fuel pump right next to distributor!. This was after having been hassled by some Govt inspector for my beetle annual inspection for having a couple of rust spots on the headlight reflector. Idiot had his priorities right!!!. My reliable supplier of parts though will only supply OEM cloth covered hose. He seems to recall VW never used clamps with OEM hose. Dunno about that. Keeping on topic though I have had the OEM hose he supplied me with about 7-8 years ago and it is still supple, no evidence of seepage. For things like fuel hoses, brake lines I try to go OEM or at least German. Cost a bit more but lasts a darn sight longer. John |
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How Often Do You Replace the Rubber Fuel Hose?
"John" > wrote in message ... > When I was looking for my present T3 about 20 years ago I was surprised > by how many cars I looked at did not use clamps on the fuel line. Not even > on the fuel pump right next to distributor!. This was after having been > hassled by some Govt inspector for my beetle annual inspection for having > a couple of rust spots on the headlight reflector. Idiot had his > priorities right!!!. My reliable supplier of parts though will only supply > OEM cloth covered hose. He seems to recall VW never used clamps with OEM > hose. Dunno about that. > Keeping on topic though I have had the OEM hose he supplied me with > about 7-8 years ago and it is still supple, no evidence of seepage. For > things like fuel hoses, brake lines I try to go OEM or at least German. > Cost a bit more but lasts a darn sight longer. > John > Some hose dont need clamps. Like the braided ones on my diesel injectors on my Golf. No clamps no leaks, last a decade. |
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How Often Do You Replace the Rubber Fuel Hose?
On 11/14/2010 3:03 AM, John wrote:
> When I was looking for my present T3 about 20 years ago I was surprised by > how many cars I looked at did not use clamps on the fuel line. Not even on > the fuel pump right next to distributor!. This was after having been hassled > by some Govt inspector for my beetle annual inspection for having a couple > of rust spots on the headlight reflector. Idiot had his priorities > right!!!. My reliable supplier of parts though will only supply OEM cloth > covered hose. He seems to recall VW never used clamps with OEM hose. Dunno > about that. > Keeping on topic though I have had the OEM hose he supplied me with > about 7-8 years ago and it is still supple, no evidence of seepage. For > things like fuel hoses, brake lines I try to go OEM or at least German. > Cost a bit more but lasts a darn sight longer. > John > > The factory did not use clamps in the fuel lines. They used the proper 5.5mm fuel lines. A diameter that is no longer available, and the closest one being 6mm, fits too loose. So.... clamp them. And not with those "garden hose" type clamps, but proper fuel line clamps that leave no gaps. |
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How Often Do You Replace the Rubber Fuel Hose?
I,m not familiar with the VW diesels. First glance you would think high
pressure ergo must be clamps?. But if they,ve gone 10 years without a leak it,s obviously kosher. I seem to recall there always being clamps on my air cooled stuff dating from the 60,s. Wonder if it was a VW Aust measure for the hotter climate????. Or just evidence of more overly cautious old sods. John |
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How Often Do You Replace the Rubber Fuel Hose?
"Jan Andersson" wrote in message ...
> The factory did not use clamps in the fuel lines. They used the >proper 5.5mm fuel lines. an often repeated myth... vw did see fit to use bandclamps on fuel lines after moving from hardlines to rubber hose... |
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How Often Do You Replace the Rubber Fuel Hose?
The only fuel hose for my '73 Beetle that I have been satisfied with
in the past 18 years is what I get from CB Performance. http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=574 The hose I got from other vendors had a black braided cloth around it. > * *The factory did not use clamps in the fuel lines. They used the > proper 5.5mm fuel lines. A diameter that is no longer available, and the > closest one being 6mm, fits too loose. So.... clamp them. And not with > those "garden hose" type clamps, but proper fuel line clamps that leave > no gaps. |
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How Often Do You Replace the Rubber Fuel Hose?
On 15/11/10 18:53, Joey Tribiani wrote:
> "Jan Andersson" wrote in message ... > > The factory did not use clamps in the fuel lines. They used the >> proper 5.5mm fuel lines. > > an often repeated myth... vw did see fit to use bandclamps on fuel lines > after moving from hardlines to rubber hose... Often seen also, not a myth at all. I've had several original VWs from 60's and none of them have had clamps on fuel lines until I installed them. Newer ones had partial clamping, not all hoses. You'd have to have factory advertisements showing clamps to convince me that factory used them and they magically have vanished from all I've had/repaired. -- Tuomas - VWs:'63 typ14, '65 typ34 & '61 typ2 |
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