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Damaged Fuel Line. Replacement/repair questions



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brian

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Scirocco wrote:

> Fellow Sciroccans,
> 
> The problem: I noticed a partially crushed fuel line on my 1980 that runs
> near the jack point on the right side. (Apparently VW finally did away with
> this routing on the 1981). What are my options to repair or replace the
> damaged fuel line?  I know this is a high pressure system (70 psi?).
> 
> So  far the only  available options I see are:
> 
> 1) I will need to  pick and pull the whole delivery system from the junkyard
> ( least desirable option).
> 
> 2) go with a repair if possible, ( I did this once with a automatic
> transmission line). Compression fitting I think?
> 
> 3) find a aftermarket high pressure fuel line product I can adapt to the MK1
> 
> Does anyone have any experience with this problem?
> 
> Cheers!
> Guido 
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