[Vwdiesel] Broken injector line "saga"

jon jon at kenneke.com
Tue May 2 16:44:02 EDT 2006


Day before yesterday my 1.9NA Vanagon started running rough at idle. It
would run fine at higher RPMs.

Then, I notice a leaking fuel on the driveway. My first thought was fuel
hose finally rotted (I run B100), and was leaking and sucking air.

So, I popped the engine cover, started the engine, and got a nice
biodiesel shower. ;/ The cylinder 2 fuel injector line was leaking
(well spraying fuel) near it's connection to the IP.

It's interesting to note that the crack in the line was not big enough to
prevent the injector from getting fuel at higher RPMs.

Fortunately, I have a set of used injector lines. I snagged the right one,
installed it, and problem solved.

Question: is there a source of new injector lines? Seems like I read/heard
that they are NLA from VW.

Question 2: Does anyone have a good set they want to sell me? I like
having spares of everything.

;)

Jon
'82 Diesel Westy
'83 Diesel Vanagon
'65 Panel
and various other rides.



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