Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 20:47:21 -0800
Reply-To: Dick Wong <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Dick Wong <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM>
Subject: Re: Old fuel rails Ok or Disaster waiting to happen?
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Tyler,
I have before and after pictures of my dash using white LEDs from GoWesty. I can send you pictures if you like.
-Dick-
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Tyler Hardison
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 7:36 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Old fuel rails Ok or Disaster waiting to happen?
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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