[s-cars] Fuel Line Leak

[manuelsanchez at starpower.net]

Fred,

Thanks for the lead on Nylon 11 fuel line.  I found this link:

ken-co.com/fmsi/catalog/L-2007-07.pdf

I suppose the original metric fuel line is probably 8mm, yes? (5/16" is the closest thing to 8mm).

In the linked PDF, do you see the compression fitting you used? In the lower left corner of the PDF they have an image of a little press mating the nylon to steel lines. Needless to say, I don't have one of those and am wondering if one of the other junctions on the PDF can be used, such as part Number 2946 under the "Nylon Fuel Line Tube Joiner Quick Connects" sub-heading? I don't know if that connector is meant to join 2 pieces of Nylon line only.  Or do you recall (or have a link to) the fitting you were describing.

Thanks again for the info.

Regards,

Manny
95.5 urS6 Avant (pissing fuel in the snow)

---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:27:46 -0500
>From: Fred Munro <munrof at sympatico.ca>  
>Subject: RE: [s-cars] Fuel Line Leak  
>To: "'Manuel Sanchez'" <manuelsanchez at starpower.net>,"'s-car-list list'" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>
>Manny;
>
>If it has rusted through under one hanger, several others won't be far
>behind.
>I replaced all the lines in my S6 with 5/16" Nylon 11 fuel line. Special
>compression fittings are available to mate the Nylon line to metal line, so
>I left stubs of metal line front and rear and mated the Nylon line to those.
>It's been running leak-free for 4 years now and it will never rust under the
>hangers again :).
>
>Fred Munro
>'97 S6
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Manuel Sanchez
>Sent: February 21, 2011 6:57 PM
>To: s-car-list list
>Subject: [s-cars] Fuel Line Leak
>
>Fellow S-heads,
>
>It appears that my fuel line just in front of the right side rear  
>wheel well has sprung a leak, likely at that hangar that holds the  
>line to the body.
>
>Does anyone know what size high pressure fuel line I need to buy in  
>order to patch the hole?
>
>I have searched and found some references to 5/16" diameter line for  
>the fix but am hoping for confirmation.
>
>Any wisdom on how to deal with flareless ends? Just double clamp?
>
>Any BTDT would be appreciated.
>
>Manny
>
>95.5 urS6 Avant (pissing fuel)
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