[s-cars] Fuel line question. ref. Cabrio

[Joshua van Tol]

Bill, you should be able to cut the crimp off with a pair of wire  
cutters or the like. Alternately, if you're daring, and have several  
fire extinguishers handy, use a dremel tool, and work very carefully.  
You just want to cut the metal crimp sleeve, and not the underlying  
hose or fuel line. Once you've got the crimp off, the hose should  
pull off, and you should be able to replace it with EFI grade 8 mm  
(or 5/16" - they're close enough to use interchangeably) fuel line,  
and two new clamps.


On Sep 3, 2007, at 6:50 PM, bill mahoney wrote:

> My 94 cabrio has a fuel line leak as I observed tiny bubbles and  
> gas seeming
> to come right out the side of the rubber hose that connects fuel  
> filter to
> hard line via a banjo bolt on the fuel filter side and a crimp  
> connection to
> the hard line..
> I have cleaned the hose and coated the entire exterior Loctite cold  
> weld
> said to be unaffected by gasoline... we'll see.
> Any thoughts on how I might splice in, perhaps a short (8") hard  
> line to
> replace this hose?   What clamps might work for this?
> Any other thoughts?  It is crimped on to the fuel line and short of  
> cutting
> the line, I wouldn't know how to re flare the line and reattach.
> I have learned that fuel line repairs are of the most nastiest  
> dangerous
> variety.
> Maybe I should get with <10 yr old audi's?
> Cheer's
> Bill~explosiveman~M
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