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Date:   Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:16:06 -0800
Reply-To:   David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
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From:   David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:   Re: Advice on Leak in Fuel Return Line
Comments:   To: "vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM" <vwcrewman@gmail.com>
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Hmmm..... . My fuel lines have blue pinch clamps, but the lines have been replaced, and the "fire starter" at the wall replaced by a line passing through a grommet. It sounds like yours was also. In the factory set up the line fits onto a spindle type plastic connector (the firestarter) in the wall, rather than passing through a grommet. I don't know how often the lines should be replaced, but I believe mine were original when I replaced them in 2009 on my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile.

mcneely

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 11:42 AM Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com> wrote:

> Typical repair shop stuff. Sell you overpriced new parts and not advise > you to replace the fuel lines. Are these guys familiar with Vanagons? > If you’re planning a trip I’d take a serious look at the lines, if > the plastic was compromised I’d cut it back and replace the fuel line. > Do your fuel lines have those blue pinch clamps in them, if so > they are original. > Replace the line and check it at you next fill up. > > Stacy > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 19, 2018, at 11:29 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > > > > I would do has Mr. Grisanti did but keep in mind these "walking wounded" > > vans of ours are getting very tired > > and many items need replacing. The fuel system cannot get too much > > attention as negligence can be > > catastrophic. I'd plan on getting it fixed after your trip as soon as > > possible and in the mean time keeping > > a close eye on it. > > > > Steven > > 91 Westy > > > >> On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 11:16 PM Steve Williams <sbw@sbw.org> wrote: > >> > >> I'd welcome some advice on a new leak. > >> > >> My '84 Westy was parked for two months. I started it today to prepare > >> for a Thanksgiving trip. I opened the engine compartment to check for > >> mice and to watch for leaks and so on. > >> > >> https://sbw.org/sbwsty/ > >> > >> Within a few minutes of starting the engine, I noted fuel leaking from > >> the return line just forward of where it passes through the grommet at > >> the front of the engine compartment. On closer inspection, I could see > >> the fuel was leaking where the flexible line from the pressure regulator > >> joins the hard plastic line that runs forward to the tank. The flexible > >> line slides over the plastic line and is secured with a hose clamp. > >> > >> Is that the usual setup, with the hard line running forward to the tank > >> from there? The hard plastic line looks kinda old, which is frustrating > >> because I had the fuel tank replaced just before my last trip in > >> September. I wish I had thought to tell the shop to replace the ENTIRE > >> return line. (The fuel supply line, filter, pump, and pressure > >> regulator were replaced.) > >> > >> I loosened the hose clamp and pulled the lines apart. The plastic line > >> looks a bit squished near the end. I slid the lines back together and > >> tried to position the hose clamp over a non-squished part of the plastic > >> line and tightened it down good. > >> > >> I ran the engine a bit more, and it looks like the leak has stopped. > >> I'll check it again before I leave on my trip. > >> > >> I know older rubber lines sometimes will leak when they've dried out, > >> then stop leaking when they get saturated with fuel. This line doesn't > >> look very old. The surface isn't checked or cracked. Easy enough to > >> replace it. I doubt the shop replaced the lines when they put the new > >> regulator in. > >> > >> What's your advice? OK to travel, if it's not leaking when I check it > >> again? Should I replace the line when it's convenient? Any other > >> action I should take? > >> > >> Thanks! > >> >


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