Date:         Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:44:49 -0500
Reply-To:     Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Trip Report and some Lucky misfortunes
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On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Peter T. Owsianowski <
pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote:

> Man, did you dodge a bullet!
>
> Scotty and I just did the changing o' plastic piece o' BS at the back
> firewall on JoesVan. That piece cracked on my brother's '87 as it sat
> idling
> in the driveway last year.
>
> ...maybe they are German engineered to fail at safe spots instead of on
> they
> highway?


I dunno.  I had a fuel line go on a pretty fast road - going probably 50
mph.  Suddenly it smelled a LOT like gas. I was lucky - there was a big
space on the side of the road, pulled right over, we all jumped out (had
several friends in the van, plus my mom), observed fuel pouring steadily
out.  No sparks.  No one smoking.  No fire.  Whew!  Called other friends
whom we were en route to meet for dinner, they picked us up.  After dinner I
called CAA (this was in Newfoundland), got towed to the repair place, my
friends brought me home.  Easy fix, and no harm done, fortunately.  Could
have been truly terrible all around.

Of course, in addition to vanagonauts being wonderful and helpful,
Newfoundlanders are wonderful and helpful.  So everything was easy!



Joy
and Matilda, who didn't like being left on the side of the road to leak
gasoline while Joy & her friends went out for dinner


On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Volks -
<snip>

> Now I say lucky misfortunes in the subject line because last night while
> going to meet my EX for the child exchange Grover decided to pop a fuel
> line
> and leak gas all over - I say lucky because there was no fire and this
> didn't happen during our NY trip. Seems to be leaking from the spot at the
> back of that damn plastic fitting that brings the fuel line through the
> "fire wall" (that may not be the proper term for that metal barrier but
> it's
> the best description I can give). It was too dark and cold to fix last
> night
> so I have to go retrieve the bus later. I'm not sure if it is a failed
> clamp, split line, or the plastic piece is broken. I'll know more later.
> Also, just to be clear I have recently inspected the fuel lines and all
> seemed well.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '90 Carat (Grover)
> '86 (We call this one Parts)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>