[T3] FI hose and clamps

[Keith Park]

I use the 5/16, not good luck with the gates stuff but better quality were
the scraps I used that I got off Russ years ago. Coming home from PA I
notice it guzzling gas, seemed to run OK, turns out it was dripping where
the line attaches to the tube in the tunnel, not the first time ive had
leaks there... clamp was tight, tightened it a bit more  and it stopped
leaking but I really need to pull it off and check it over.

remember, bad gas mileage may have a simple cause...
;-)

Keith


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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 8:28 AM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] FI hose and clamps

On 25 May 2017 at 21:16, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 5/24/2017 7:22:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> kensue356 at cableone.net writes:
> 
> For fuel  injection. What is the correct size hose? What kind and what
size 
> hose clamps  to buy? How many feet and how many FI hose clamps to buy and 
> where? 

> The correct size is 7.5mm, but nobody sells it.

The hose I have is sold as 5/16" hose, but it's actually slightly undersize.

This brings a couple of advantages: It fits snugly over the purely
cylindrical 
tube ends of the long tubes that pass front to rear thru the body of the
car, 
and it's also undersize on the OD, and fits nicely thru the 3 grommets where

normal 5/16" hose won't go.

I only have about 7 years of experience with it so far, but none of it has 
failed in that time.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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