Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:28:04 -0500
Reply-To: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject: Re: Always Look Under a Bus!
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A lot of owners & not just Vanagon owners switch to screw type clamps
because thats what the local mcparts sells. And because thats all they
sell they tell you "its a better clamp"! Noting could be further from
the truth. Screw type clamps WILL LOOSEN and should never be used on any
FI system, the question is when.
Tom
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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter T. Owsianowski <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 8:44 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject: Re: Always Look Under a Bus!
Thanks, Tom!
It was the intent on install to change these out. Hardly ever
disassemble
the fuel system.
Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "JoesVan"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net>
wrote:
> The best clamps to use are these.
>
>
>
http://www.kegkits.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=
OCLA
> MP
>
> Oetikers are stainless steel full circle clamps that will never
loosen.
> They
> are use once but are relatively cheap. Also, how often do you
disassemble
> your fuel system?
>
> You can order them online or pick them up at better auto parts stores.
>
> Tom
> www.towercooler.com
> www.stir-plate.com
> www.kegkits.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
Behalf Of
> Peter T. Owsianowski
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 6:54 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Always Look Under a Bus!
>
> Nothing like a Vanagon to keep you humble and alert.
>
> Fired up JoesVan last night in the barn in prep for Buses by the Beach
Bus
> Boo this weekend. Brought it down from the barn, idling in the
driveway -
> thought: Mmm...smells a little rich. Went in the house to get wallet
to
> go
> fill up the tank. Looked underneath on way back to driver's seat and
OMG!
> Fuel pouring out of left side of motor , vaporizing on now hot
exhuast!.
> Shut it off right away and pulled out all the bedding and hatch.
> Thankfully, found out quickly the screw from left fuel rail clamp had
> backed
> out making the clamp loose on the hose. Cleaned up and tightened up
all
> fuel hose clamps, then went in and did a search for good hose clamps
and
> found some crimp style for sale on the Samba. When we did the rebuild
over
> the winter we used cheaper ratchet types - knowing they cut into the
hose
> after a while and were not as good as original. Didn't think they
got so
> loose so quickly, though.
>
> Question - what are the best clamps to use on the stock 2.1 fuel
clamps?
> Any
> good alternatives like the one one the Samba?
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=693850
>
>
>
> The bus keeps you alert!
>
>
> Pete
> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> '87 Westy "JoesVan"
> WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
>
>
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