Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:48:54 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Good/bad vanagon design,
waS - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
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good goin' ..got some sort of fix going at lest.
gasoline 'rubber' seals are made of neoprene.
Rubber just softens and almost dissolves in gasoline ..
gets soft and puffy sort of.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Annie" <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: Good/bad vanagon design, waS - Soft Brakes after driving with
E-brake on for 30 miles
> An interesting tidbit on gaskets/grommets/etc -
>
> You may (or may not!) remember a few months ago when I asked on the list
> about a fuel leak that occurred suddenly on my van. Either way, it was
> determined that it was a grommet at the overflow tank that was bad. If I
> tried to put more than 7-10 gallons in, or half a tank, it just came out!
> Not very fun.
>
> Well, a few weeks ago, I finally had a chance to do something about the
> leak
> (I had just been putting about $20 worth of gas in - a major inconvenience
> sometimes when needing to travel very far, but anyway . . .) we repaired a
> tire on my daughters bike that just wouldn't hold air. It was determined
> that the hole in the inner tube was fairly small so we cut a section out
> of
> the good rubber and used it to make a grommet for the overflow tank!
>
> Problem solved! I filled the tank a couple days ago and no leaks! I think
> the filler neck tube has some issues, though, because it still smells
> kinda
> gassy right by the filler inlet. But I'm so excited there are no more
> leaks
> and I can fill the tank again.
>
> I have no idea how long it will last but I do plan to change it out when
> I've get a hold of the proper grommet that goes there.
>
> *Annie Anderson* Blogger, Designer, Thinker & Mom
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> *Blazin' a trail where there is no path.*
>
> On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 7:23 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>> At 05:38 PM 9/26/2010 -0700, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>>
>>> no engine running around anywhere..
>>> uses rubber to keep the coolant in the engine arond the heads.
>>> like duh !
>>>
>>
>> I expect at some point to see whether self-fusing silicone tape might
>> make a permanent reinforcement or substitute for those silly
>> gaskets. Haven't looked to see if it's mechanically feasible yet,
>> but ISTM it would be a huge win if it is.
>>
>> Yours,
>> David
>>
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