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--- Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > On 24 Oct 2003 at 13:59, Russ wolfe wrote: > > > On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 13:29, Aaron Clow wrote: > > > On the way home from work last week I noticed > the car > > > started skipping a little. > > The skipping is almost certainly NOT related to the > leak. I found out the hose from the pressure sensor to the air intake plenum was loose, or even off. It seems like it doesn't want to stay on very well (no clamp -- just slipped it on). I guess this could've been causing the problem? Russ said: > I had a > Domestic FI car here > > that was leaking gas where the hose went onto the > metal line. The car > > had been sitting for a couple months. I tightened > the clamp a quarter > > turn and the leak went away. Jim said: > I'm with Russ on this, partly. I've NEVER seen a > fuel pipe that rusted out. I > suspect that it's more likely that your new hose is > crimped on top of some rust > on the surface of the pipe that is making it > impossible to seal. It was one or more of the above. I loosened the clamp, pulled it down over the lower part of the metal line and tightened it up a bit tighter than before. Started the car, perfectly dry. Thanks guys... ===== Aaron Clow - http://www.tiserves.com/VW/ '71 FI AT Square - On the Road '71 FI AT Fasty - Off the Road '71 AT Square - the Parts Bin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org