Date:         Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:31:16 -0500
Reply-To:     JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: I'm a newbie
Comments: To: Rocky Davis <rock1256@YAHOO.COM>
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Welcome aboard, Rocky!!

Since the vehicle is unknown to you - the first thing you want to do is
replace ALL the fuel hose in the engine bay, from the firewall to the
rear of the vehicle. These rigs are notorious for catching on fire back
there and the only way to ensure your vehicles safety is to replace
those fuel lines immediately. The fuel pump supplies 30 pounds of
pressure to the fuel injectors and just a pin-hole in a hose can spray
ungodly amounts of fuel all over the engine. Hose kits from some of our
Vanagon List vendors runs around $65. Cheap insurance. Hose replacement
is easy. Another place to look to replace fuel hose cannot readily be
seen, but where the fuel line passes through the firewall near the right
front side of the engine bay, there is a fitting that the fuel hose
connects too. On the front side of that fitting - hard to see - is a
short piece of rubber hose connecting the fitting to the main hard fuel
line from the fuel pump. That piece of hose is notorious for rotting and
leaking - and it's right near the starter - bad news where there is
electric arc-n-spark potential. Many people remove the fitting and
connect the replacement rubber fuel line directly to the hard fuel line.
Eliminates problems with that plastic fuel fitting.

Don't mean to scare you to death - but for the safety of your van this
is something that you need to do.


Good luck - and once again - Welcome aboard!

John Rodgers

On 3/24/2013 1:30 PM, Rocky Davis wrote:
> I bought an 84 westy last year and I really don't know too much. Never have had a VW before. Was wondering if there was someone close to me that could look at my westy and maybe explain how to work some of the equipment and maybe show some things I should work on. I'm in north Orange County California. Thanks for all your post I have learned a little.
> Rock
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>