Re: Leaking fuel!! Please help!

["Mark Madison" <markie@proaxis.com>]

you don't have to completely drain it.
you can cut the replacement hose first.

use vice grips or a similar idea to clamp
the hose in the middle.
unhook the end from the pump.
hook your new hose up to the pump
and secure it with a clamp.
get a pan to catch fuel in.
quickly unclamp the end from the fuel tank
letting the hose quickly drop into the pan.
and then quickly stick the open end of
the new hose on and clamp down.

I wouldn't suggest having a full tank as
gravity will undoubtedly pull more fuel out
into your pan.. but this will keep you from
having to completely drain your tank.

had to do this to my ex-84 gti.


HTH.

Mark
85 Scirocco 8v
85 golf gti 8v

----- Original Message -----
From: <XBlueHen@aol.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 10:09 PM
Subject: Leaking fuel!! Please help!


> After having my car re-inspected today (failed due to no cat) and driving
her
> around town for about an hour, I put her to bed.  I went to the living
room,
> watched a movie, then went to check my E-mail.  My computer is in the
office
> next to my garage, and upon entering the room.....I smelled gas!  "Not a
good
> thing", I say to myself!  So I venture into the garage, and wheeew!!
Stinky
> stinky!!  I check fuel lines under hood.....all clean.  I look under car,
and
> sure enough, there is a small wet spot on the floor.  "F#@%", I yelled!!
I
> was burning!!  Well, after surveying the situation for a moment, I
narrowed
> it down to the connecting hose from the filler neck to the tank itself.
My
> question is......has anyone had this problem?  And if so, how hard is it
to
> replace the hose??  It looks as if it simply connects with aircraft
> clamps......I'm worried about draining the gas tank.......Maybe I'll just
run
> it almost dry.  Anyway, PLEASE HELP!!
>
> TIA!!
>
> Darin
> 78 Scirocco Turbo
> 95 Jetta GLS
>
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