| MayanArch |
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Monday, Aug 20th 8:27pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 1339
Florida, USA
Baur E21 2.7 1982, Baur E30 318i 1985, 323i 1978 |
Is there anything wrong with replacing the L-Jet injector plastic hoses with some stainless tubing bent to imitate the old yellowing.......more like oranging......hoses? |
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| Hadrian |
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Tuesday, Aug 21st 10:06am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 59
Australia, Melbourne
E21 323i |
You mean K-jet? |
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| Madhatter |
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Tuesday, Aug 21st 4:26pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 240
Australia - QLD
E21, E24, E30 |
originally they came with braided lines. They were replaced in some markets by the plastic examples we all know well |
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| MayanArch |
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Tuesday, Aug 21st 4:49pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 1342
Florida, USA
Baur E21 2.7 1982, Baur E30 318i 1985, 323i 1978 |
| Madhatter wrote: | | originally they came with braided lines. They were replaced in some markets by the plastic examples we all know well |
braided stainless steel? Why would anyone replace them with plastic?
Is it OK to go back to braided stainless....and if so.....where to source it? |
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| melloh |
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Wednesday, Aug 22nd 4:58am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 587
California, USA (San Jose)
1980 320is, 1991 318is |
I got them off of a similar vintage VW at a local junkyard for my m10. I'm assuming fitting sizes are thes ame for your m20? |
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| MayanArch |
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Wednesday, Aug 22nd 8:46pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 1343
Florida, USA
Baur E21 2.7 1982, Baur E30 318i 1985, 323i 1978 |
| melloh wrote: | | I got them off of a similar vintage VW at a local junkyard for my m10. I'm assuming fitting sizes are thes ame for your m20? |
Could you take a quick pick?
Fitting should be the same....but what about length? Are they all the same length? |
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| melloh |
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Thursday, Aug 23rd 4:10am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 588
California, USA (San Jose)
1980 320is, 1991 318is |
The lengths were not perfect. My small m10 and large engine bay make that OK, but probably not for you. As you can see, I wasn't going for any beauty points.
Also, I take no credit in this knowledge. Someone from this forum appraised me of this when I had to replace my leaking injector lines. If I recall, he also said Mercedes and/or Volvos could be used too - but that needs to be confirmed. |
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| MayanArch |
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Thursday, Aug 23rd 5:22am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 1345
Florida, USA
Baur E21 2.7 1982, Baur E30 318i 1985, 323i 1978 |
What model VW were these from.....or can be sourced from?
Is the length a factor? Do these need to be equal length or something for technical purpose or something? |
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| melloh |
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Thursday, Aug 23rd 8:01am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 589
California, USA (San Jose)
1980 320is, 1991 318is |
They were mostly rabbits or old jettas. To make sure, i just took it off and fitted it to an e21 that I found at the yard. I'll bet any model from the 80's would work, but I don't know. My best guess would be all the cars that used identical fuel injection systems would have it (as listed in the Watson's Bosch book).
As for length, I figured I'd just get whatever would fit. I didn't think that length would affect pressure enough to worry, but I very well could be wrong. Someone with knowledge will have to answer that. |
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| Greg323i |
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Thursday, Aug 23rd 9:32am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 375
Melbourne, Australia
1982 Hennaröt 323i |
I've also pulled them off an Audi 100 or 80. They're fine for M10's but you won't get them long enough for an M20, unless you don't care about the routing. |
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| MayanArch |
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Thursday, Aug 23rd 6:05pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car] |
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Post nr. 1346
Florida, USA
Baur E21 2.7 1982, Baur E30 318i 1985, 323i 1978 |
Are the connections standard? It seems that maybe stainless tubing may be a way to go. it itsnt that expensive, and can be bent and cut to an exact fit.
My question would be on the connections. |
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