Impressive fire - and a strong reminder of the reason ot inspect and change those fuel lines. Back in the day - when I was an active aircraft mechanic and pilot - gasoline engine fuels had color added to them for identification. This may now have changed - I've been away from it for a number of years- but 80/87 octane fuel was/is red, and 100/130 octane was/is green, and there was way, way back there a fuel that was blue, but that one I never really saw in service. With these color codes you were supposed to be able of keeping better track of the proper fuel for a particular engine and fuel system. You could always step up a grade, but never down - you would get detonation. But another biggy about those fuel colors - they would cause a stain at any point there was a leak or weep, and you could find it easily and fix it. I wish automotive fuels were so colored - at least where vanagons are concerned. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
Keith Ovregaard wrote: > Saw this pic on the wall of a rural market near Point Reyes, CA. Fuel > line leak? Anybody know who's van or how it happened? I asked the > folks at the market and they really didn't know anything. Another > reminder to CHANGE YOUR FUEL LINES if you haven't already. > > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/9955648@N05/3586291500/> > > > > > Keith O. > 90 Westy Syncro "VikingWagen" > > |
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