In a message dated 22/01/2007 12:08:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

In other  words, and I see now that I failed to make this point, you need to
replace  all of the hoses, from the tank back- and while you're at it, take a
good  long look at the fitting at the firewall that connects the hoses from
the  tank to the hoses in the engine compartment. It often gets brittle and
is a  common failure point. Some people replace it with a new plastic part,  a
different part (a metal union or what-have-you), and some put a grommet  in
the hole and run the hose through it intact. I'd vote for one of the  latter
two- probably the last one.

That plastic connector is not needed.  The  fuel hose is run under the fire
wall directly to the main plastic fuel  line.  Use the fuel line cover that VW
used to cover the entire new line  and tie wrap it in place so that it does
not get abused on the bottom edge of  the fire wall.  ALL Vanagons that have
come in my shop for the past year  have left with this modification.  That
plastic connector is now 15 ~ 20  years old and will fail soon.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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