Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:30:18 -0400
Reply-To: John Griffin <johng@PINELINK.ORG>
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From: John Griffin <johng@PINELINK.ORG>
Subject: 225/55 16 tires on an '85 Westy?
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Hi:
Anyone know if 225/55/16 on 16 x 8 ET34 Mercedes SL500 ('96 I think) wheels
will fit on an '85 Westfalia?
Tks,
john
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
dylan friedman
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 9:51 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: those of you who have installed a fuel line replacement kit
read!
I have had good luck adding paint pen (available at a
stationary store) marks across all such clips, nuts
and clamps. Yellow shows up very well. Everytime the
engine cover is open, check your marks! Hope this
helps.
dylan
--- Roger Van Till <rvantill@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
> I had the same thing this year. Happened to notice
> when I was packing
> for vacation. Most of the clamps needed tightening.
>
> Roger Van Till
> '89 Westy "The Moose Lounge"
> '86 GL "Sugaree"
> '81 L "CoJack"
> www.busesbythebeach.com
> http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/rainfly.htm
>
> On Oct 28, 2005, at 12:28 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM
> wrote:
>
> > this morning, very cold here in the northeast, i
> went out to start my
> > vanagon..and i noticed 2 wet spots on the ground
> as i backed up..
> > GAS!
> >
> > popped over the rear lid and gas was dripping out
> of both fuel
> > injector rails
> > at a good rate, where the rubber hoses were
> clamped on. turns out
> > all the
> > screws on every single clamp was way loose.. they
> all needed to be
> > tightened
> > up..
> >
> > this was a fuel line replacement kit bought new a
> few yrs ago . all
> > new
> > lines and clamps.
> >
> > anyway, my point is, those of you who have
> installed a fuel line
> > replacement
> > kits such as those that listvendors sell, you
> should go BACK and check
> > your
> > fuel line clamps...make sure they are tight.. i
> think it was the
> > combination
> > of the temp drop, and rubber shrinkage that made
> them come loose...
> >
> >
> > chris
> >
>
Dylan Friedman
insyncro@yahoo.com
91 Syncro Westy GL
91 Syncro L
90 Carat
89 Wolfsburg GL
87 Syncro GL (SVX powered)
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