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On 26 Dec 2005 at 22:16, Constantino Tobio wrote: > So I got the front plumbing done up on my '73 Fasty: > > http://www.tobio.info/passat/images/front_plumbing.JPG > > Just showing off my handiwork. Let me know if anything looks obviously > wrong. That looks fine. Just make sure that once the tank is in place none of the hoses can be rubbed by the tie rod. Where did you find new grommets that large? > One question since I haven't gone underneath the rear to look at the > fuel line connections: the metal lines that come out of the tunnel, do > they only go out a couple of inches from the tunnel and the rest of the > way to the engine compartment it's rubber, or do the metal lines go > further towards the front engine shield? The steel lines stick out the rear only about the same amount that they stick out the front. > About how much hose is needed for the supply metal line to the > fuel injector tee, and from the pressure regulator return to the metal > return line? I'm going to be pulling all the injectors and replacing the > injector seals, any advice there is appreciated. The injectors no longer > have the original crimped on hose, so replacing their hose should be cake. You can remove the old hose and use it to cut your new hose. I generally make the new hose a bit longer, or feed in the whole long length and cut it only after the first end is attached and clamped and I can be sure of the routing I like for the rest of it. > Here's the steering gearbox: > > http://www.tobio.info/passat/images/steering_box.JPG > > It is absolutely coated with grease, top to bottom. I would say there's > a problem maybe. Thoughts? The steering appears smooth, no binding > whatsoever. I can turn a tire easily and smoothly with the front end off the ground. > If something is leaking, what is the fix and what should I be refilling > it with? The late boxes are filled with a kind of grease, and it is common for them to leak a bit and look like this. You may not really have a problem, but it's worthwhile checking the 4 cover bolts to make sure they are tight, as they sometimes loosen up. There are 2 plastic plugs in the cover. If you really want to, you could try to remove one of them carefully. That would let you stick something down there to check for grease, and you can squirt more grease in that same hole if it seems low. I believe this gearbox can be almost completely filled. When I add grease to these, I use a MoS2 filled grease for the best wear protection. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~