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amishman
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 Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:29 am Post subject: Route of the fuel hoses from trunk to engine |
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Sorry for the lame question, but not at home today so I have no book at my side. Can someone tell me where the fuel hose comes out of the fuel tank and off to the engine and how the fuel hose routes to the engine. Something tells me through the body somewhere but I am not in front of my Thing to investigate. I want to check all the hoses from the tank to the engine and wondered where to look.
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Augie
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:16 am Post subject: |
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| The outlet for the tank is on the bottom, it goes into a hole in the passenger side of the tunnel, and exits out the back of the tunnel next to the clutch tube. |
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amishman
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:57 am Post subject: |
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| The outlet for the tank is on the bottom, it goes into a hole in the passenger side of the tunnel, and exits out the back of the tunnel next to the clutch tube. |
Is this tube metal and never needs replacing? Or rubber? How would one repace it if inside the tunnel or is it a PITA?
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suntour
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The tube that runs through the tunnel is metal and as far as I know doesn’t need to be replaced. (unless something catastrophic happened to it.)
Oh, and replacing that tube would be an unbelievable pain in the ass…
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Towel Rail
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What kind of metal is it? In theory, one shouldn't have to replace gas tanks either...
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suntour
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| What kind of metal is it? In theory, one shouldn't have to replace gas tanks either... |
I don’t know about your experience with VW gas tanks, but I have had two rot out on the bottom. There is this epoxy putty gas tank repair crap that you can use to plug those pesky rust holes that I have also used but it only lasted so long before it too gave up the ghost.
(wow, talk about a run on sentence… well grammar never was a strong point with me. Oh well.)
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Towel Rail
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| What kind of metal is it? In theory, one shouldn't have to replace gas tanks either... |
I don’t know about your experience with VW gas tanks, but I have had two rot out on the bottom. There is this epoxy putty gas tank repair crap that you can use to plug those pesky rust holes that I have also used but it only lasted so long before it too gave up the ghost.
(wow, talk about a run on sentence… well grammar never was a strong point with me. Oh well.) |
Hence my question -- do fuel lines ever rust out?
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radioman
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"ever" might be too strong a qualifier. I can't recall having heard of the metal line going bad, probably because it is somehat protected by the tunnel and was surely made of metal with a "long life", since it can't be reached. TJ: Do replace all the "rubber" fuel lines with the OEM stuff and size. And use clamps at every connection....from the tank to the carb. 
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gfw1985
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| Yes, they will rust out. Blow line out and pressure test. Mine broke off were it entered tunnel at rear once I moved it around a little bit. Instead of the extreme hassle of replacing I ran a new one with braided stainless fuel line thru the inside along were wiring harness is. Simple hole thru front and crossed over under rear seat exiting above brake line hole. |
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Spanky
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:09 pm Post subject: and the heater fuel line? |
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| could someone add the route of the heater line as well? I'm rebuilding the heater and find a plugged cut line stub down at the heater fuel pump inlet. |
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vw1968
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| Towel Rail wrote: |
| suntour wrote: |
| Towel Rail wrote: |
| What kind of metal is it? In theory, one shouldn't have to replace gas tanks either... |
I don’t know about your experience with VW gas tanks, but I have had two rot out on the bottom. There is this epoxy putty gas tank repair crap that you can use to plug those pesky rust holes that I have also used but it only lasted so long before it too gave up the ghost.
(wow, talk about a run on sentence… well grammar never was a strong point with me. Oh well.) |
Hence my question -- do fuel lines ever rust out? |
luckily i found this when i was replacing my steering damper yesterday, the p.o used this to patch a pin hole on the bottom of the tank.i removed what looked like a piece of old paper ,,,,,guess what gas? poured out .tank is still good ,however i just replaced the damn thing w/a new one |
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jmstu76
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| Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 11:21 am Post subject: Re: Route of the fuel hoses from trunk to engine |
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while we are talking about fuel line routing (yes I realize it's a thread from 2011). Is there a fuel sock in the bottom of the tank that needs to be inspected/cleaned/replaced?
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Bashr52
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 5:50 am Post subject: Re: Route of the fuel hoses from trunk to engine |
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| Isn't the fuel line through the tunnel copper, or what that only on earlier cars? |
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Ron Domeck
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:00 am Post subject: Re: Route of the fuel hoses from trunk to engine |
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| Line in tunnel is steel on Things. |
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