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Don't leave your fuel lines with that small stuff on there! That small stuff is guaranteed to split at the wrong time, like out in the middle of Nevada, 100 miles from nowhere. Get the 7.5mm FI-rated line if you've got FI, otherwise use the common low pressure 5/16" stuff if you have carbs. That 1/4" hose will split when you overstress it, like going over a too-large hose barb. I've never done it, but you should be able to use low-pressure stuff in a pinch before the pump on an FI car, there's no pressure there. After the pump, you're risking a geyser. Even on the FI tank return line there's considerable pressure. When I first got the car, there was no tank in it, I was test running it with old hoses out of a 1 gallon can. The return line broke at the bend into the can and I had a 4' geyser before I could shut it off. The small stuff will also constrict your fuel flow, might screw up things with your mixture. On Tue, 20 Oct 1998 09:03:54 -0700, you wrote: >I redid the fuel lines in the front end of our '71 Fasty using the >inexpensive 1/4" line from the local shop. That translates to roughly 6.25 >mm, and yes, it was a real bugger to get the lines onto the metal pipes. The >lines stretch enough to get on there, but a bit of lubrication would have >helped a lot. Have no idea what you would use for that though, since grease >will hurt the lines. Anyways, I doubt they'll leak, since they're on there >really tight. I don't know if I want to attempt the engine lines with that >hose though. > >Cheers, >-Nico >Yellow 71 Fastback. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/