Date:         Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:02:01 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Road trip
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Back on the road this morning after a day pit stop at Greg McKinney's in Memphis. We dropped the gas tank to replace a line from the crossover tube to the drivers overflow tank. No more fumes or leaks! Many thanks to Greg and family for their help and hospitality .Heading west on I-40 toward Little Rock.Robert1991  Westfalia

--- On Mon, 7/16/12, ddbjorkman@verizon.net <ddbjorkman@verizon.net> wrote:

From: ddbjorkman@verizon.net <ddbjorkman@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: RE: Road trip
To: warmerwagen@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, July 16, 2012, 5:05 AM

Hooray!Waiting patiently for details.  On 07/15/12, robert<warmerwagen@yahoo.com> wrote: Fixed! Details soon

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From: ddbjorkman@verizon.net
Sent: 07/15/2012 16:27:59
Subject: Re: RE: Road trip

Hi Robert;

Sometimes it just ain't easy. The proper parts are critical.  I know what you mean about the heat, though.  A simple oil change while in Mesa, AZ @ 112-115 F got me to spend half a morning looking (with local friend's help and A/C car) for an oil change place that would let me keep an eye on things, had the correct metric copper washer/gasket, and promised NOT to overtighten the plug. 

Get plenty of air, take breaks,  and run thru a carwash with undercarriage wash whenever possible.

 

Use care, we're pullin' for ya.

 

Dave  

 

 



On 07/13/12, robert<warmerwagen@yahoo.com> wrote: 

Thanks ,Dave - I wanted to do more, but he people in Atlanta delayed me and i just had to get out of that heat.I need genuine VW fuel and vent lines, not the SAE junk a shop in Georgia put on then insisted it was correct. if it was correct to use non-metric hose,why did the Gates hose blow off the plastic line and spray about 10 gallons under the car? Im willing to ask for help as long as the member can be expeditious, as the listmember in Atlanta delayed me by 3 days.Im west of Chattanooga enroute US 64 to Memphis. The lines that are bad I think are the ones to the overflow. Its also possible that I have a bad sender o-ring. Evan after i replaced the tank and used good grommets, gas leaked when i tried to fill the tank. im parked right now and i can smell gas. I worry about those SAE hoses on the engine. If one popped off the others could too. Ill mention this to the list now. im not trying to push my luck- it was too hot to think or work in Atlanta,
 and the listmembers landlord was upset the van was in his parking space.if i had a car while there. I would have been done in 2 days,not 5.They spent two days partying with firends instead of getting be back to the car. They guy didnt get up til noon everyday.i could not wait to get out of there.Robert

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From: ddbjorkman@verizon.net (mailto:ddbjorkman@verizon.net)
Sent: 07/13/2012 15:02:08
Subject: Re: RE: Road trip

Hi Robert;

That gas smell is VERY dangerous.à It can put you to sleep and cause a crash, not to mention that it is an explosive condition.à You are losing gas, and it may be accumulating on top of your tank.

Put a call out to the list and find a vendor or listee who can get you those lines and seals.à I did it myself and know they are available.à The area you are in has shops to do that work if you want.

Please take care of this dangerous situation.à We do not need a flaming bus horror story.à There are only so many Vanagons, and folks who love them,àleft out there.

à

Dave B.

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On 07/13/12, robert<warmerwagen@yahoo.com (mailto:warmerwagen@yahoo.com)> wrote:à

Im driving a 1991 dark blue Westfalia now in cleveland,Tennessee heading west toward Chattanooga. i was stuck in Atlanta a week due to a rusted out gas tank.Im still looking to find the vent lines that connect to the overflow bottles- the rubber is rotten and gas leaks out when the tank is filled beyond 13 gallons, as though this replacement tank is rust free, it was crunched enough to lose 3 gallons capacity.And i smell fumes as I drive.

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