Re: Gas lines on a 4kq

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

> My 4kq has started leaking gas.  It looks like it is coming out from one of
> the rubber clams that hold the supply and return lines together.  Right
> next to the catalytic converter.  Fire hazard!   The car is parked until
> repairs are completed.  Does anyone have any gas line BTDT's?  Can I just
> cut out the bad section and repair it with some high pressure hose? 

My 85 coupe has a similar leak - but at the rubber thing *under the
battery*.  So I have yanked the entire set of lines off a parts car and
plan to swap 'em.  Easier than a patch in this case.  I envy you.  A
short length of hose oughtta be ok, but a better fix would be a bit of
pipe and compression fittings.  I mean the ones with the little brass
donuts that get squished in tight by a locking nut.  Don't know how hard
it would be to get the right size.

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Huw Powell

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82 Audi Coupe; 85 Coupe GT
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