Fuel Line Repair

[Derek Pulvino]

I assume you're referring to the ID of the rubber hose?  I think I got an OD 
for the metal tubing of about .310 inches...and the rubber fuel line hose 
they had with the closest ID was 5/16 (aka .3125).  I'm figuring with the 
various flares on the metal pipe I should be ok...but since it is a fuel 
line in a hot engine bay, and I only have the one car right now, I wanted to 
be better than pretty sure.

Thanks for the pics...and these were the pictures I've been referencing:

    http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/vwaudiporschefan/album?.dir=/39c4re2

c/o Steve Hauptman (I think?).

All that said, do you recall if you were able to use "standard" hose 
diameters, or did you source out a shop that had rubber fuel line in metric 
sizes?

Derek P


>From: Peter Schulz <pcschulz at comcast.net>
>To: Derek Pulvino <dbpulvino at hotmail.com>,200q20v at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Fuel Line Repair
>Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:03:56 -0500
>
>Derek:
>Internal diameter is more important than external.
>
>You want to carefully cut the crimp of the hard sections of this line by 
>cutting sideways across the crimp, then gently prying off the braided 
>section as not to damage the flare on the hard line.
>
>You also want to look at the orientation of the hard sections before you 
>cut of the braided section, because once you replace it with the rubber 
>hose and tighten the clamps, you will not be able to swivel or adjust the 
>hard section to fit the fuel rail or FPR.
>
>I could take some pictures of the cut up line that I have and email them to 
>you if it helps.
>
>-Peter
>
>
>At 05:21 PM 2/22/2007 +0000, Derek Pulvino wrote:
>>Ticking little jobs off one by one, and this one is slated to go down
>>this weekend.  Sourced out a dremel, got about a foot of 5/16 fuel
>>line hose, and two fuel injection hose clamps.  This will be to
>>repair the fuel line between the FPR and the injector rail
>>
>>Anybody think of anything else I missed?  Used  a feeler gauge/
>>measuring caliper (is that the right name?) to figure out the OD of
>>the steel lines, and 5/16" was the best size they had at the NAPA I
>>went to.  Anyone who's done this repair recall if this is the same
>>size you used?
>>
>>TIA for any other ideas.
>>
>>Derek P
>>
>>
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>-Peter Schulz
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