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Ever seen sweating master cylinder reservoir hoses?


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Yeah, time to go to the aircooled VW shop and get the right brake hose.

 

I've had the cheap stuff from cheap places do that- even with 'brake fluid' hose.

 

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Fuel Hose...wrong for this application. These days Samco black silicone is widely available, much better than the original cloth covered stuff

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I really like the blue cloth covered hose.   Reminds me of my old VWs.  Does your VW bus have blue cloth hoses?

 

Be careful pushing the hose onto the reservoir nipple that feeds the clutch.  The bottle is thin and it is easy to kink it.  The blue stuff I bought is a tight fit.


Tom

 

 

 

     DISCLAIMER -- I now disagree with much of the timing advice I have given in the past.  I misinterpreted the distributor curves in the Blue Book as timing maps for our engines.  I've also switched from using ported-vacuum to manifold, with better results.  I apologize for spreading misinformation. 

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6 hours ago, Stevenc22 said:

 

Thanks for this, I need it for my E3.  1 meter length, shipping and tax came to $22.50.  Should be able to use it for my coupe too!

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Yup...as others had said, someone used fuel hose. Happened to my '75 a couple of months ago, bought a meter length of the official BMW 21521163714 now black braided cloth hose for ~$10. Replaced the MC grommets and plastic inserts as well at the same time. All dry now.

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