>>would conclude by saying that all Tiico customers should take their >>fuel lines very seriously. Maybe replace them all and certainly be >>very aware of the firewall nipple and the pressure regulator block-off >>plug. All owners of vehicles more than ten years old should take their fuel and coolant lines VERY seriously. I have seen either crumble to the touch and I have personally spent time under my westy at 4:30AM in a cold early fall snow in a campground in the eastern Nevada high desert to locate a fuel leak (long story) that drove my family out of the van into the cold. I had to steal a hose clamp and a bit of rubber from the cooling system to stop the leak. I, too am seriously guilty of ignoring these possibilitys. After fairly recently discovering this list I started poking around a bit more than usual in the engine compartment and literally had a coolant line from the firewall to the block fall apart between my fingers. Allan Bagley 86 westy daily driver |
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