Re: [T3] more water issues

["Gary Gamboa" <gary_gamboa@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>The hose I pulled off is 1/2, which is too small to fit up top. I'll get a 
5/8 which should work.



Thank you,

Gary Gamboa





> From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>
> Reply-To: type3@vwtype3.org
> To: type3@vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] more water issues
> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 20:52:00 -0500
>
> On 10 Jul 2003 at 9:33, Gary Gamboa wrote:
>
> > Someone added a metal two-sided hose adapter, one side fits INTO the 
> metal
> > tube that is part of the upper airbox; the other end fits into rubber 
> hose
> > which goes to the firewall. When I tried to use the hose without the 
> metal
> > adapter, it wouldn't fit. What size hose should this be?
>
> Clearly this will not work. You should just measure what you have and go to 
> the
> hardware store and get something with similar ID and OD. It just needs to 
> be
> able to fit inside the metal tube at the bottom while still having enough
> stretch to be forced over the tube at the top. I've never had to buy such 
> hose,
> but I don't think it would be hard. I kind of like the idea of being able 
> to
> replace it with clear plastic tubing that I could see thru to inspect.
>
> Be sure to cut it at a bit of an angle at the bottom so that it doesn't 
> push up
> flat against the gas tank and plug itself up.
>
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> Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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