Date:         Tue, 3 Jan 2006 21:25:27 -0800
Reply-To:     Jim Quan <full360@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Quan <full360@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Van won't start with strong gas smell...
Comments: To: Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com>
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Just a quick update to add something to the collective wisdom of the
list. What I had thought was a fuel leak was actually a bad
distributor. Actually, the distributor o-ring was leaking oil into the
distributor and therefore no spark, no spark flooded the injectors and
fuel began to drip when attempting to start the van.

Replaced the distributor and everything is fine.

Jim
1991 Syncro Westy

On 12/6/05, Jim Quan <full360@gmail.com> wrote:
> As I recall, one of the list vendors sells a fuel line replacement
> kit. Does anyone recall if this is true and which vendor it is?
>
> On 12/5/05, Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I think there have been reports recently on the list,of fuel lines
> > shrinking up from cold weather.Perhaps a connection is loose and leaking
> > because of this. When the tempature warms up this may go away. I would
> > check every connection. Especially where the factory seals have been
> > removed and clamps put in place.
> >
> > Also, make sure that it is not the gas tank leaking. Bad seals here can
> > cause fuel to leakout when the tank is just filled to the top.
> >
> > Looks like an epidemic
> >
>