[Vwdiesel] hose to plastic fuel line crimp leaking

[Will Taygan]

Thanks, Loren for the info.

Okay, starting next week I'll have a garage for a week.  Thinking that
the leaky line is a symptom of a clogged tank, are there any tricks to
unclog/clean out an a3 tank?  I don't have an air compressor,
unfortunately.

And yes, I've got a t-fitting and vacuum gauge that will be going on the
lines soon.

Oh, yeah, there's a guy up here with a 1981 rabbit 125k miles,
supposedly perfect shape who's asking $3200 on Craig's list.  wtf??

Will Taygan
81 1.6NA pickup
94 1.6TD frankenjetta
Chugiak, AK


On Tue, 2006-01-31 at 14:03 -0500, LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
>   If it's a regular crimped fitting (rather than a crimp clamp) then do a 
> little 
> checking at just how it's leaking.  Dad's Passat was sucking air at a crimped 
> 
> fitting.  The Passat has a crimped fitting at each end of the pump's clear, 
> inlet hose.  Found out it was leaking between the rubber hose and the 
> crimp, on the inside of the crimp fitting.  Made sure it was clean and 
> worked some JB-Weld in there, let it set up and all was well.  :-)
>      Loren
> 
> In a message dated 1/31/2006 12:35:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
> william at taygan.com writes:
> 
> > I'd like to NOT drop the tank in the winter.  Any suggestions on how to
> > replace the crimp fitting and rubber part of the hose?  I was thinking
> > there might be some kind of insert, like there is on the rubber to clear
> > line on the IP inlet hose.
> > 
> > 
> 
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