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Re: Fuel lines
Actually the lines come up from the Pside and snake around the down pipe to the DS. So tring to fit the pipe with the motor in would be difficult at best. If the line was cut at the point where the line exited the engine bay to travel under the car would be best.
Then the next section from there to the Accumulator would be the next part. The car would still need to be lifted quite a bit, but it could work.
This stuff would be great for those restoring a MKI as the fuel lines are now 25 years old.
>From what I've read on fuel line replacement. You just need to drop the steering rack not the engine. Also I think it's possible to just add a section with fittings in between. So if the engine to firewall line was ok you could just cut it and add new line back to the fuel pump. I'm not an expert though. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. 
Matt
1981 Mars Red
1987 8v Auto
Louisville, KY

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> From: "Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Fuel lines
> Sent: 13 Mar 2005 02:10:18
>
>  Yes another tale of woe from Julie  :)
>  First the cause, then the solution and the future....
>
> With MPG dropping to 20MPG, and a smell of fuel with in the car, I decided 
>  to check out the car.
> When the engine is running I saw fuel running from the front of the rear 
>  pass wheel. Not good.
> The fuel line runs via a rubber hose to the fuel accumulator. From there, 
>  via a flex pipe to the main metal line to the front.
> I replaced the rusted line after cutting with a tube cutter and using high 
>  pressure fuel line. No leaks but...
>
> The fuel line complete, runs along the bottom of the car after going ove the 
>  trailing arm, through a small hole and then into the eng compartment.
>
> To replace this the trailing arm would need to be dropped and the engine > removed. Not practicle for most of us. What if a replacement kit could be > made? A section that could go from the accumulator to the front of the car > with one join at the firewall. The other section would go from the fuel dist 
>  to this joint.
>
> With supplies from FunkSoulKitty and the right tools I think that they could > be made. After all, our cars are getting a BIT old :) Sound reasonable? 
>
>
>
>  Julie Macfarlane
>  "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
>  1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
>  Amsterdam NY
>
>
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