Fuel lines

["Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>]

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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