Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:16:29 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
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oh you guys ..
I have been saying this online for years now ..
WHY oh why ..
would anyone run the fuel hose through the firewall hole where there is NO
reason to do that ???
there's a nice fat space between bell housing and sheet metal right below
the firewall hole...
that space is about 3 inches wide.
it's silly ....why would anyone put a critical fuel hose through a hole in a
metal panel, then be concerned about a grommet there to protect the hose,
where it does NOT need to go through that hole !
I like Van Cafe,
I consider them buddies almost .
I buy good stuff from them ..
they are my favorite online vendor for anything vanagon-related ,
my first choice every time,
but I don't agree with anyone that says to put the fuel hose through the
firewall, when there is clearly no reason to.
it's like anal to think it has to though there.
I make sure the hose doesn't flop around or rub ...absolutely on that ..
but no need to through that hole, at all.
I make everything I can ....solid, simple, easy to work on, and durable.
I learned from diesel vangons that vibration can cause severely bad things
to happen./ Things like fuel hoses or battery cables rubbing...
saw this once...
diesel vanagon, there is a clip that holds the hot positive battery cable to
the top of the battery box near the coolant pressure bottle.
if that plastic clip is missing ..and the battery cable rides on the oil
filter..
might take 5,000 miles...but eventually engine vibration will cause the
battery cable insulation to wear off in one spot, then you get a nice Zap as
it grounds out on the oil filter, burning a hole in it, and igniting the oil
inside the oil filter.
Then it grows to a nice engine fire. On the one case of that I know of
...a utility company truck just happened by with a fire extinguisher. That
guy sure was lucky.
point is..........I pay very careful attention to rubbing and
vibration-caused rubbing of wires, hoses, etc.
And it's better not to run the fuel hose through the firewall.
an analogy .
some sailboats have mast steps on the mast. People ask, what are those mast
steps there for ?
The answer is................ so you can climb up there easily when the sail
gets tangled on those steps.
Naturally ....not having mast steps is more efficient, and practical.
Same deal with the firewall hole.
whatever !
grommet if you must !
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@OCOTILLOFIELD.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
> Zoltan, then how do you protect the fuel line from abrasion where it
> passes through the firewall?
>
> Mark
>
>
> On Oct 28, 2010, at 6:34 PM, Zolly wrote:
>
>> I eliminate this items when I install fuel lines. It adds two more
>> connections to the system. I connect straight to the plastic fuel
>> line.
>> This item is helping assembly at the factory only.
>> Zoltan
