[Vwdiesel] Broken injector line "saga"

[Scott Alexander]

About two years ago, I managed to bust a fuel injection line on my '82
(non-turbo) Rabbit.  (It turns out those rubber pieces that hold the
lines in place WRT each other are not decorative.)  I seem to recall
that I got the replacements through a friendly local mechanic who got
them from WorldPAC.  I didn't check with VW only because WorldPAC could
have them to me the next day.

Best,
Scott Alexander
Warren, NJ

On Tue, 2006-05-02 at 13:44 -0700, jon wrote:
> 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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