Date:         Sun, 2 Mar 2014 09:07:11 -0500
Reply-To:     Bryan Feddish <uprightbassghost@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bryan Feddish <uprightbassghost@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Plastic fuel line
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BAY179-DS13A7A3A5CB8E53A40D8831A08C0@phx.gbl>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8"; reply-type=original

Here's the story, a few months ago, right before the snow started, I started
the van and gas was pouring out.  It was spraying so much I could not find
out where it was happening.  Finally I found a huge hole in the plastic line
in the rear wheel well.  I cut out the piece that had the hole and
temporarily put a regular piece of fuel line between the 2 parts where the
broken piece was taken.  This was temporary as I was not going to drive the
van until it was fixed right.  That seem to hold.  Well it snowed and and it
hasn’t gone away yet. Last weekend I went to start it and gas was pouring
all over the place again.  This time I traced it to the line from the pump
to the engine.  It was near where the old firestarter piece used to be but
it too was a huge hole. Once again the hole was pretty big, so big I can't
believe it was just a little smaller the last time I drove the van and I did
not notice it.  I replaced the entire line from the fuel pump to the engine
last weekend, lying on cardboard on top of the ice.  I drove it around the
block and it was fine, I checked all the lines and parked the van.  I went
to drive it this week and another HUGE hole was in the plastic line, about a
half inch long.  No way was that caused by wear, it looked like teeth marks.

Bryan


-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Haynes
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 10:44 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Plastic fuel line

If a mouse or squirrel ate it you had the wrong tube.

Dennis