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Date:         Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:46:21 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump
Comments: To: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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I broke the fuel outlet nipple off one.. it gets to be old brittle plastic .. I was a bit cavalier with it ...bit in a hurry ...pop ! that's how. lol. not hard to do actually.

Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Lincoln" <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 1:54 PM Subject: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump

> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Stephen Grisanti > <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> Then there are those of us who set out to change the filter as a normal >> maintenance and wind up BREAKING the fuel pump and have to replace it >> also. >> Just one of those learning experiences where a $20/30 minute job becomes >> a >> $200 weeklong-wait-for-the-parts-to-arrive job. Makes you cautious about >> touching anything unless you absolutely must. >> >> Stephen >> >> > Stephen, > > I mean no disrespect or any ill will but how on earth does one break the > fuel pump when changing a filter? That must have been one heck of a > terrible > drag of a situation. > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '85 GL (Gertie) > '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus


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