It would take one heck of a leak at that tee to stop it from starting/running. Loose clamp indicates wrong clamp, wrong hose, or not properly tightened. The original clamps on these tees were the crimp type and the correct hose almost does not even need a clamp. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Kim Springer Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 1:39 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Belt Squeal - Issue Revealed, Problem Solved Hello All,
For the last few days my belt squealing issue has been not that big of a problem, until this morning:
I started T7 up, no squeal. Let it warm a bit, and drove off. Two blocks later, it started squealing again. Pulled over and shut it down. Went to start it again, would not start. Opened the driver door to listen for the fuel pump, I hear it. Still no start. I open up the engine lid, gas fumes!
One of the hose clamps at the tee (left side) was loose and it was weeping fuel. It seems I've been dressing the belt with gas fumes without even knowing it, causing it to stretch and get loose. I never smelled the gas fumes and I checked it several times over the past few weeks. I have a good sense of smell, but had no idea of the cause until today.
Tightened the clamp (checked all other clamps as well), adjusted the belt (which I will replace in a few days), and back on the road.
What amazed me, since the leak was just weeping, was that it was enough to drop the pressure in the FI system to keep it from running. Good thing too.
I had the top end done recently. My guess is that they split the Induction/FI system at the tee and forgot to tighten the clamp properly when they reinstalled the 2-4 side.
So add that to your memory banks. Loose belt - gas fumes near the belt- belt stretch - belt squeal.
Kim Tristar #7 |
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