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>I have new injectors for $40, but yours can probably be fixed by carefully >cutting off the crimp sleeve without cutting into the hose nipple >underneath. Then you can just use a piece of standard 5/16" hose and a hose >clamp to replace it. Remember: You MUST be careful when cutting off the >crimp sleeve, or you'll make it impossible to get the new hose to seal. How should I go about cutting off the hose, I haven't looked real close but isn't metal? >Don't try to just replace the one piece that is leaking now. If you do, >you'll find new leaks in the next fitting down when you put it back >together. This is inevitable from the disturbance you must cause just to >remove the injector. In the end you can do everything in 2-4 hours, or end >up replacing one piece at a time and take the whole day. The main hose in the engine compartment looks fairly new and clean, so all I need to do is replace -ALL- of the crimped hoses on the fuel injectors or at least the one and two cylinder injector hoses? Nathan 1970 fastback ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe