Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 18:11:41 -0700
Reply-To: Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From: Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject: Re: Help! Fuel leak - FIXED!
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Thanks to all who replied with excellent suggestions - the van is back
home safely now, after about 20 minutes of fiddling. Turns out the rigid
hose leading from the fuel pump to the firewall had slipped out of the 3"
piece of rubber hose attached to the plastic fitting. The fitting itself appears
ok, and given the proximity to the starter motor, I consider myself fortunate
this time. It seems odd that such a critical union would not use a barbed or
flanged connector. It appears that I could replace this section of rigid
plastic line with rubber fuel line, except that it may not fit through the hole
in the frame. Has anyone tried replacing this rigid line?
Thanks again!
On 27 May 2003 at 10:01, Shawn Wright wrote:
> This morning while driving my daughter to school, our
> '88 Westy developed a major fuel leak just as I pulled
> into the parking lot. I smelled gas, and saw a trail of fuel
> where I backed up. It does not leak with the key on,
> engine stopped, only when the engine running, but then
> pours out and drips from several places on transmission.
> I assume this means there is a high pressure line
> leading from one side of the engine to the other, or
> perhaps a "T" above the transmission? I would have
> expected it to leak as soon as I turned the key and the
> fuel pump made pressure, but it doesn't seem to start
> until the engine is running.
>
> My question is: how many different sizes of hose are
> used in the fuel system from the fuel pump back to the
> injectors? I bought some hose a few years ago to
> replace the injector lines and found it was the wrong
> size, so I never did it. I guess now is the time to replace
> them all...
>
> ps: Please cc: <swright@sls.bc.ca> if possible, as I
> won't be able to check my list mail until tonight, and
> need to rescue my van asap! (It's only 5 minutes from
> home, but has no vent window, and it might rain...)
>
> Thanks!
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> Shawn Wright, I.T. Manager
> Shawnigan Lake School
> http://www.sls.bc.ca
> swright@sls.bc.ca
> "Friends don't let friends use Outlook."
>
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Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
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