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

[passat TS]

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Burl,

Thanks for the heads up, but this is temporary. I'll be replacing the whole
plumbing pretty soon. If it's rusted in one point to the extent of leaking,
it's also very likely to be in other sections.

Later,

Carlos


>From: B Vibert
>To: passat TS
>CC: audi at humanspeakers.com, quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Emergency!!! A fuel line is leaking pretty bad and I have a race
prettysoon!!!
>Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 16:17:10 -0400
>
>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:
>
> > [ Converted text/html to text/plain ]
> >
> > 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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