Braided Fuel Hose

[silvius14 at comcast.net (silvius14@xxxxxxxxxxx)]

Yes, it has a hose clamp on both ends.  I tried to tighten them but the whole braided hose seems wet with gas.  The outer diameter appears to be about 15mm.  I do have a donor car and will check it out.  I would assume it would leak a lot of gas while making the repair??

Karl

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Spewey <spewey@xxxxxxxxxxx> 

> silvius14@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
> > Well, I was away on vacation for a week and when I returned I smelled gas 
> around my 1982 Scirocco. Checked under the hood nothing. Found the source of 
> the smell while looking under the rear to install my new shocks. 
> > 
> > The braided fuel hose from the fuel pump to some other small canister is 
> leaking. Does anyone know the I.D. of this hose? I'm sure I can replace it at 
> my FLAPS. 
> > 
> > Karl 
> 
> See if your pinky fits inside, then it's probably N 20 376 1 which is 
> 9mm ID x 3mm wall. Point your pinky at the FLAPS and grunt. Oh, you 
> don't want to take it off.... 
> 
> But if it goes to a small cannister, that would be the accumulator and 
> that hose is supposed to be screw-on. If you have clamps on that it may 
> be already rigged once. I forgot how they did these. I don't think you 
> can get anything for them at FLAPS and retain the fittings you need. 
> This is one of those really bad problems. One thing that I have heard 
> works is custom hose from a truck place: 
> http://www.pirtekusa.com/service/default.asp 
> You'd have to bring it there and wait, never tried it though. 
> 
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