Fuel Line Replacement for 200q20v

[bob terwilliger]

Depends.  I see your point but if you live in the salt/rust belt and don't like to be left stranded..or if in the case of brake lines..enjoy stopping, it may be worth your while.  Around here, I've seen uncoated steel lines last as little as 5 years.  Main culprit is where salt water pools in the rubber mounts that attach the lines to the underside of the body.
  John

Kurt Deschler <desch at alum.wpi.edu> wrote:
  
You will spend more time, money, and effort installing fancy lines than 
replacing the lines twice with the 5/16" steel line and compression 
fittings. Also, the fuel lines will be the least of your concerns when 
these cars are 25-30 yrs old and they go again.

-Kurt

> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 09:57:01 -0700 (PDT)
> From: bob terwilliger 
> Subject: Re: Fuel Line Replacement for 200q20v
> To: jpinkowish at comcast.net, quattro at audifans.com, Kneale Brownson
> 
> Message-ID: <732716.31093.qm at web53405.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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> That was me but I've since found out that you can also get a fuel-rated copper-nickel line called kunifer lines. (90 % copper and 10% nickel). Easy to bend, corrosion resistant and rated for up t0 4000 psi. Apparently used on Ovlovs since the '70's. I've sourced it at a local hose and fittng shop so I think it should be widely available. Cheaper and easier to work than stainless too.
> HTH
> John
>
> jpinkowish at comcast.net wrote:
> Kent McLean asked this same question only 3 weeks ago, and here was the helpful suggestion:
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:21:33 -0700 (PDT)
> From: bob terwilliger
> Subject: Re: fuel and brake lines
> To: Kent McLean , quattro , s-car-list , 200q20v <200q20v at audifans.com>
>
> You can do it yourself with the hand-operated flaring tool, a tubing bender and
> alot of patience. The compression fittings do work but I personally wouldn't
> use them for brake lines..fine in a pinch for the short term but if you are
> going to be in there anyway--might as well do it right the first time. I've
> used compression fittings for fuel lines when there has been no room to use a
> flaring tool with no problems...but again it would be better to replace the
> entire line with as few joins as possible to be safe.
>
> You'll need to make double flares and/or bubble flares. My tubing of choice
> is from NAPA as they have a PVL coated line..like OE..will last longer than bare
> lines...avail in 20 foot rolls for a decent price as well. I also cover any
> joins with heat-shrink tubing-- after I've tested for leaks--just to keet the fitting from corroding in
> case I need to open it up again in the future. (Slide the heat shrink on and
> position down the line before you make the join then slide over the join and
> shrink after you've tested for leaks)
> HTH
> John
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 12:36:11 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Kneale Brownson
> Subject: Fuel Line Replacement
> I want to replace the fuel lines on my 200q20v. Already used the high-pressure
> injection hose type patch. Now I want to do a "real" replacement with a good
> hard line. I can't seem to find a source for stainless or for the OEM "nonrust"
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