Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 07:50:11 -0800
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From: Patrick Spragge <spraggepat@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Old fuel rails Ok or Disaster waiting to happen?
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Tyler,
If you go to the GoWesty website, they have pictures and videos showing the before and after of the dash lights and if you have an auto trans...the indicator lights for that.
Pat
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> On Jan 7, 2016, at 7:36 AM, Tyler Hardison <tyler@SERAPH-NET.NET> wrote:
>
> Hey Dennis,
>
> Do you have a picture of the LED dash bulbs? I'm considering this purchase
> but wanted to see an actual Vanagon dash with them installed.
>
> --t
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 9:07 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I can help you spend money at GoWesty. Consider the interior and dash
>> board LED light bulbs. How about their stainless steel tailpipe?
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of Michael McSwain
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 11:53 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Old fuel rails Ok or Disaster waiting to happen?
>>
>> I got similar advice from a friend the other day, so I'm glad to hear a
>> second. Now I have to figure out how to spend that extra 60 go-bucks!
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 8:48 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Except for them breaking during a hose-injector change or other
>>> service is the crimp ring on the end failing from rust and allowing
>>> that end plug to fly out. If the end crimp is not rusting you are
>>> probably OK. There is an o-ring in there which I have never seen fail
>> but I guess it is possible.
>>>
>>> Dennis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>>> Behalf Of Michael McSwain
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 3, 2016 8:31 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Old fuel rails Ok or Disaster waiting to happen?
>>>
>>> I've heard lots about old fuel lines and the plastic coupling at the
>>> firewall being disasters waiting to happen, but not as much about the
>>> fuel rails. I got a bunch of gowesty bucks for Christmas and I'm
>>> wondering if it's worth springing the $64 for new rails. Nothing
>>> about my current rails look sketchy to my naked eye. If money were no
>>> object I would have a Subaru engine and a new paint job, but
>>> unfortunately moneys tight and I'm sitting here thinking about some
>> other things I could get with that $64.
>>>
>>> Opinions?
>>
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