Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:05:39 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Fuel Line Leaking Bigtime
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worst case you can just use all new fuel hose to replace the hard plastic
fuel line.
that hard plastic fuel line amazes me.
I have never seen any of it ever fail.
*really* well made stuff.
I'm sure it can abrade if it rubs on something.
that one spot , if your van has this ..
they clamp the plastic line on top of a brake junction with a hold-down
clamp.
the hard plastic line has a cover over it where it goes under that clamp.
when I take those apart sometimes the plastic line seems squished a bit
there, but I've never seen one leak.
hope you've got a fire extinqusher,
and if you ever see a halon fire extinguisher ...that is 'the' stuff !
Outlawed for ozone depleting reasons..but I just used some recently on a
fire....man does that stuff work ! No mess either.
and I bet you get it fixed real soon.
scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Marciniak" <tmarciniak@WI.RR.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 12:12 PM
Subject: Fuel Line Leaking Bigtime
> Wondering if anyone has had to replace the hard plastic fuel line that
> runs from the fuel filter to the rubber fuel line that attaches to
> plastic fitting at the firewall. I was sure my plastic fitting was
> leaking but turns out that part was ok. I did replace the fuel line
> going from that fitting to the engine and from the hard plastic line
> to the plastic firewall fitting. I also replaced the plastic fitting
> with a metal one. When I tried starting the van gas started dripping
> copiously near the right rear tire. After examining that area it
> looks to me like the hard plastic fuel line may of been abraded by
> something because I found a rough stop. Pretty concerned about this
> because the gas was spraying onto some kind of insulation in the body
> which is not saturated with gas. I am letting the whole thing dry out
> so I can figure out how to replace this hard plastic fuel line. I
> dont really see this part on EKTA and even if I did is it even
> available? Anyone have problem with this hard plastic fuel line and
> what did you replace it with? Is it 7mm ID like the fuel line in the
> engine compartment?
>
> 90 Vanagon Multivan
>
> Tim
