Date:         Mon, 7 Jan 2002 18:09:19 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Need Tiico Fuel Rail Help
Comments: To: Willolyn99@aol.com
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If its made of steel, you can just clean the worn area real good and
rough it with sandpaper and solder it up.
If its one of those plastic type rails found on 1.9 and 2.1 I've probably
got one but I'd have to take a look. Tomorrow.

Stan Wilder

On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 18:41:38 EST Bill Marshall <Willolyn99@AOL.COM>
writes:
> Help!  Today I found a big ol' puddle of gas under my van.  Much to
> my
> dismay, the fuel rail on my Tiico has been rubbing on the intake
> setup, and
> finally wore through.  Damn!  Now I am an explosion waiting to
> happen.  (I
> guess this is where I say 'check your rails' to the other list
> members and
> let them learn from my mistake.  A simple piece of rubber or plastic
> around
> it would have saved it.)  Rather than sit and wait for a replacement
> from the
> other side of the world, does anyone know a fix with usual junkyard
> or
> hardware store parts?
>        I've seen other posts where folks have used the rails from
> Golfs or
> Jettas -- would anyone who has done that mail me and let me know how
> it
> worked out?  Please??  Also, anyone who has done anything as a
> temporary fix,
> please help me out.
>
> Thanks a bunch
> Bill Marshall
> 85 GL/Tiico 'Molotov Cocktail'
> Phoenix AZ
>
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