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Speaking of getting some trim in the windshield... :-) NICE looking car... and a favorite year for many. > I bought a '69 Fastback last weekend: > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/scrapbook/69fasty/ > > It's pretty nice. Paint job is a cheap job from 10 years ago so it looks > better in photos than in person. I hope to learn a little about the "evil" > FI. :) To be honest, I bought it to resell later, once I get it running > well. Let get Everett into the modern era... :-) > > 3 immediate questions: > > 1. Where can you buy replacement hoses? I need: > a. Hose from oil breather down draft tube to oil filler tube. Short hose, > either 11/16" or 17.5 mm in diameter? (Size correction welcome) All the > places around here have 3/4" only, which would leak. > b. Vacuum hoses - 9.5 mm? For pressure sensor, temperature sensor II, etc. > a)Heater hose for water cars... it comes in 1/2" and 5/8" also but I cant remember which one it is. b) 5/16" fuel lines... I use Gates as its not $$ and good quality, dont use the original braided kind. > 2. Should I use 7 mm or 8 mm FI fuel line? I see Jim A. said he preferred 8 > mm lately because some of the 7 mm lines wore out quickly near the fuel pump > up front. Neather... you dont want that braided stuff... only lasts a year or 2. 5/16" gates stuff works well. If you find some stuff 8mm is the metric size. > > 3. Fuel mileage was really bad on the drive home - 15 mpg. I am going to > start with checking the valves, dwell, and timing once I replace some hoses. > What else should I check? Pressure sensor or the hose to it, Temp sensor on head, voltage regulator... > > If anyone is parting out a car, I would like to find these parts fairly > quickly: > 1. 90-degree intake elbow from air cleaner. Mine is cracked and missing a > large chunk. > 2. Steel-wool looking thing from inside the breather, underneath the cap. > Missing. > 3. Fuel filter bracket - hooks over fuel pump. Missing. Jim A can probably fix you up with these.. my shed is frozen shut right now. I will send the FI FAQ. Keith > > Thanks, > Everett Barnes > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >