Fuel Line Repair

[Derek Pulvino]

Final check in on this.

Did the job last weekend, and it was pretty simple.  I think my only  
mistake was not actually using the rubber gloves I had set aside to  
use.  My hands stunk like gasoline for the rest of the day. And the  
dremel was also a really good borrow for this.

So now no gas smell anywhere in the car.  Apart from the time spent  
borrowing tools and getting hose and clamps, I think this job only  
took about an hour, hour and a half, including time spent changing  
the fuel filter.

Derek P

On Feb 23, 2007, at 10:54 AM, Peter Schulz wrote:

> Derek:
>
> Standard SAE fuel injector grade hose from NAPA..
>
> Btw, I DO NOT recommend the pictured hose clamps in this application.
>
> Make sure you use something like these: http://www.autobarn.net/ 
> iddifuincl.html
>
> I had to replace the braided SS line by the fuel filter on both my  
> 200 Avants.
> Recently, during a spell of very cold weather (0-10F) I smelled  
> gasoline on the gray one, where I had used "standard hose clamps".
> I had to retighten them, and will replace them as soon as I can
>
> No issue on the indigo mica wagon ( correct fuel injection clamps)
>
> Anecdotal?
> perhaps...
>
>
> -Peter
>
>
>
> At 10:42 AM 2/23/2007 -0800, Derek Pulvino wrote:
>> 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
>>> Chelmsford Ma, USA
>>> http://www.naaclub.org/
>>>
>>> 1995.5 S6 Emerald/Ecru
>>> 1991 200 20v Q Avant Titan Grey
>>> 1991 200 20v Q Avant Indigo Mica (for Sale)
>>> 1991 90 20v Q Red
>>>
>>> 1990 CQ silver
>>> 1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient)
>>
>
> -Peter Schulz
> Chelmsford Ma, USA
> http://www.naaclub.org/
>
> 1995.5 S6 Emerald/Ecru
> 1991 200 20v Q Avant Titan Grey
> 1991 200 20v Q Avant Indigo Mica (for Sale)
> 1991 90 20v Q Red
>
> 1990 CQ silver
> 1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient)