Emergency!!! A fuel line is leaking pretty bad and I have a race prettysoon!!!

[B Vibert]

Be careful what sort of rubber line you use.  Many are good for the needed
pressure but are not compatible with gasoline.  They will hold for about 6 months
or so then blow apart.   I use Goodyear Instagrip 1, it's good to 250psi and gets
along nicely with gas.

Burl Vibert
87 5kcstq
Kingston, Ontario


passat TS wrote:

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> Thanks for replying.
>
> I was a bit nervous. I was expecting to put the car in the storage until the
> race, and one more thing like that came up. Another fellow lister reinstated
> calm on my soul.
>
> Once I was reasoning again I cut the line nicely, put a rubber hose connecting
> the parts and a pair of clamps that are flat all around. It worked great
> including during the race.
>
> I was planning on moving the fuel pump to the trunk and run the lines through
> the cabin in the near future. I guess this future will come sooner than I
> expected.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Carlos.
> >From: Huw Powell
> >Reply-To: audi at humanspeakers.com
> >To: passat TS
> >CC: quattro at audifans.com
> >Subject: Re: Emergency!!! A fuel line is leaking pretty bad and I have a race
> pretty soon!!!
> >Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 01:54:59 -0400
> >
> >
> >>I turn the car on this afternoon, and immediately I started to
> >>smell gas.
> >>I went out and sure enough a big pudle under the car. I clean the
> >>line and
> >>find out that the feeder line is leaking pretty bad, i.e., look
> >>like a
> >>sprinkler with the car on.
> >>
> >>Questions:
> >>
> >>I've always replaced the lines in such situation, but is there
> >>another way to
> >>patch a line (tube)?
> >
> >I can see a crude patch getting you by on the street, for a while.
> >But
> >for a RACE?!
> >
> >>I want for now just replace the broken line, so a suitable fitting
> >>on each
> >>side of a long hose will do.
> >
> >Well, ok, that's better, I'm less scared for you.
> >
> >You can still get the OEM, pre-bent hard lines from the dealer, I
> >think
> >they run about $200 for both. You probably only need the pressure
> >line,
> >though.
> >
> >By the way, replacing part of it will make a mess, since it will
> >probably rust through elsewhere pretty soon - under the little back
> >rubber mounts, usually.
> >
> >--
> >Huw Powell
> >
> >http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi
> >
> >http://www.humanthoughts.org/
> >
>
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