[Fuel Lines Redux and Spark Plug Weirdness]

[meldred@vermontmedia.com (Mike Eldred)]

Cathy,
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Yeah, I remember your fiasco, but your email and Cory's jogged some sense =
into me.  My brain is already trained to expect the worst case scenario, =
so I assumed (why should I bother actually thinking about it?) that there =
was no alternatives other than disassembling the whole front end to get =
the old line out, and the new one in. =20
Just hearing that there was a viable (ok, maybe not in your case) =
alternative gave me the courage to look at the problem another way, and =
avoid spending $$$$ at the local garage on what is supposed to be my =
winter "beater."  I took my time, used the proper parts and, hopefully, it =
will solve the problem permanently.
So anyway, if you hadn't replied, I might have ended up spending a =
fortune, or doing it even more half-a$$ed myself.
So thanks again.
-Mike

Mike Eldred
Staff Reporter
Deerfield Valley News
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>>> Cathy Boyko <losinit@usa.net> 05/29/02 07:28AM >>>
"Mike Eldred" <meldred@vermontmedia.com> wrote:
Hi all,
A few weeks ago I wrote to the list with a rant about the apparent
impossibility of replacing the fuel lines in my '82 Scirrocco.  Thanks to
input from Cory Langford and Cathy Boyko, the problem was resolved fairly
easily by installing rubber fuel injection line in place of the stock =
metal
line. =20

Well, I was just saying that the dealer had spliced in rubber hose (to =
replace
the previous rubber hose), but if you search the archives from this =
spring,
you will find the NEW rubber hose failed too! So carry a spare chunk. I =
now
have a metal piece in there, it seems to be doing its job, but they didn't
replace the whole line for that either. And no additional charge for the
repair, since it cost me a tow.=20