Fuel System Q's

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

What was the source for the fuel line and connectors?
Did you keep the rubber lines and the accumulator or replace them?

I fiugure if the motor and electrical system are not stock then I could up 
grade the fuel delivery system as well. Thats why I'm asking about the 
accumulator etc...



Julie Macfarlane
"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
Amsterdam NY





>From: Cory Langford <Cory_Langford@bcit.ca>
>To: juliemac57@hotmail.com
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Fuel System Q's
>Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:51:01 -0800
>
>On my mk1 I just ran all new lines.  Found it was easier than sourcing
>replacements.  I went a little over kill and used a high pressure fuel
>line with a stainless steel braided covering.  Good for 700 PSI :)
>
>I just ran it from the pump all the way to the fuel distrib and back again
>(for the return).  I still used the bosch fuel filter (did not feel like
>putting in a high flow, high pressure cart. filter - too expensive) so I
>just used barbed ends on the fuel filter.  Use a good set of fuel line
>hose clamps made for what ever size of hose you buy (I think mine as a 3
>or 4 an).   Because the engine was in I cheated on the routing and I ran
>it up the side of the firewall to the rain train.  Along the rain tray to
>the driver side and then across the inner fender to the fuel filter.
>
>I did it because the lines did not look so great, and when I installed the
>set of sway bars the lines ran directly in the place I needed to bolt the
>swaybar mounts to.  I am not sure how other mk1 deal with this situation
>(the hard lines routed in the path of the sway bar).  I have seen people
>simply bend the hard lines down and slide the sway bars between the lines
>and the floor, but I did not like having a set of fuel lines being the
>lowest point on the car...
>
>Cory Langford
>'86 Roc turbo,
>'78 Roc turbo - Daily driver project,
>'65 Ghia Coupe
>95 Eurovan, etc, etc... :)