Fuel Line Repair

Wed Mar 7 09:02:54 EST 2007

Another possible repair for leaking crimps on the braided SS fuel lines...

I brought a set of used lines to a machine shop that had crimping 
equipment for hydraulic hose fittings.
They said that they didn't have replacement braided SS fuel line, but 
they could try to tighten the existing crimps.

They essentially "re crimped" the fittings around the hard lines 
without replacing the flexible section.

Best part was that they didn't charge me for doing this to three lines
;-)

I'll report back when I actually have the time to re install the 
lines in one of the 91 Avants.

-Peter

At 07:43 PM 3/6/2007 -0800, Derek Pulvino wrote:
>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)
>
>
>
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-Peter Schulz
Chelmsford Ma, USA
http://www.naaclub.org/

1995.5 S6 Avant Emerald/Ecru
1995.5 S6 Avant Silver/Platinum

1991 200 20v Q Avant Titan Grey
1991 200 20v Q Avant Indigo Mica (for Sale)
1991 90 20v Q Red

1990 CQ silver  (sold)
1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient) 