[Vwdiesel] Fuel return line

[Lee Hillsgrove]

I'll try this again - my original post is awaiting moderator approval.
Apparently the software doesn't like the address to be in the Bcc: section?
Sorry if it turns into a double post.

  Lee



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>>    While I was changing injectors and their return lines, I noticed
>>dampness around the return hose that goes from a barbed connection at the
>>pump back towards the tank.  It seems to be of a slightly larger diameter
>>than the short return hoses that run from injector to injector and back to
>>the pump.
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>>    Does anyone know what size this hose is, how long it is, and where I
>>might find a suitable replacement?
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>  I have been using Tygon "Fuel and Lubricant PVC Tubing", formulation
>F-4040-A for the return lines on the injectors for quite a while and it
>seems to have held up fine so far. You can see it (and order it online) on
>page 81 of the McMaster-Carr catalog, http://www.mcmaster.com/ .  There are
>other sizes listed which may work well for the line you need, or that size
>may even stretch to fit.  What seems to work pretty well for the special
>line from the filter to the pump is some 3/8" polyethylene airline tubing.
I
>have used Imperial Eastman Poly-flo with good results. I had to warm up the
>end which attaches to the pump so that it would slide over the fitting, but
>the filter end fit without any problem. It's available in translucent white
>as well as black and blue for stealth.  :-))
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>  Lee
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