Date:         Thu, 4 Jun 2009 13:47:26 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Another Burning Van!
Comments: To: Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@GMAIL.COM>
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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.
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> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/9955648@N05/3586291500/>
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> Keith O.
> 90 Westy Syncro "VikingWagen"
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