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Date:         Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:32:15 -0700
Reply-To:     Evan Mac Donald <vanagon_dad@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Evan Mac Donald <vanagon_dad@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Mysterious intermittent gas leak :-o
In-Reply-To:  <680E142D-A1A7-4B45-B5FD-EF5306145081@oddstray.com>
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How full was the gas tank? Maybe the leak is at that end...? Filler neck seal, vent seals, etc.

B <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM> wrote: So, we happily packed up Esme with the intent to go camping this weekend.

Just before we started out, S switched the fridge from propane to 12V. And he came back in and said, "the smell of gasoline is unmistakable!"

And he'd smelled that the previous Wednesday, when he used Esme to transport a piece of exercise equipment for our condo.

So as we backed out of our parking space I kept an eye out ... and saw a puddle on the asphalt with a line of drips leading to the van. :- ( S explored the puddle and it was, indeed, gasoline.

Our hoses have all been replaced with high-pressure fuel-injection hoses. (Maybe two years ago, following a fuel leak.)

We had AAA tow the van ( commentary in a previous post :-/ ) to our repair shop. Our mechanic, who we trust so far (having switched shops from a previous one who proved unreliable) said he was simply unable to find any leak. ???:-/ We offered to pay him to go over all our hoses and make sure the connections were tight. He did report that many of them needed tightening. (And he didn't charge us anything for his time.)

So, we picked up Esme yesterday, and all the way home (maybe 20 miles) I saw no evidence of anything dripping from the car I was following in. And today we drove a coupla' miles to the carwash and home, and no evidence of anything dripping.

But ... still ... *FUEL*??? :-o

Why would that happen? What's the expected life of a good set of hoses? We do have a fire extinguisher behind the passenger seat, but I would much rather not have to use it ...

B&S '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc' SoCal


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