Re: [T3] Brake bleeding and other hydraulics

[Nico teWinkel <nico@mulberrylane.net>]

<x-flowed>From: "Constantino Tobio" <ctobio@gmail.com>
> Looking through the invoices this guy had from his dealership, it looks
> like he often came in for "customer smells gasoline, replaced x hoses"
> during the '90s. Guess those 20 year old hoses finally started rotting.
> He was lucky he didn't have a fire.
>
> My plan is to replace all those hoses, I'd just hope it holds on another
> 100 miles until it gets to my new house. I'd rather not do it in my
> parents driveway. Then again, I'd rather not have a flaming ruin, either. 
> :)

That's a good plan - my Fasty was leaking (spewing) gas when I first got it. 
I think it cost me all of 10 bucks for new hoses and clamps to replace 
everything (except for the little hose bits on the injectors themselves), 
and I haven't had a fuel leak since. I used the cheap-and-plentiful bulk 
stuff that's available anywhere. I remember it being easy to do, but some 
places were a real pain to get to. It probably won't take much time, so you 
could spend those few hours at your parents house.

Cheers,
-Nico
1971 Type 3 Fastback. FI, Auto, Yellow. 


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