Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 15:19:13 -0500
Reply-To: Darrell Boehler <midwesty@TAOS.MIDWEST.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Darrell Boehler <midwesty@TAOS.MIDWEST.NET>
Subject: Re: Concerns regarding fuel lines
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Hi All,
This is a like you say unnerving thing to write about and one that is
probably even more difficult to have a hard and fast rule to follow. My 86
240 k miles fuel hoses looked pretty good until you took them out and then
on close inspection found checks and cracks especially on the short ones
that are attached to the injectors. in the midwest and east we get more
chemical and salt but then we tend to garage out cars more than in the south
and west so we won't get as much ultra violet damage.
The originals seem to last better longer than the replacements fi
hoses. The originals have hose clamps that don't damage the hose as much as
screw down type we normally use when we replace the hoses. I would replace
the original hoses after 10 years and there after about every 5 years.
Carry a 5-10 pound fire extinguisher behind your driver seat or some
very convenient place. They have 8 pounders at Sams for $20. Getting
there quick and point at the base of the fire and don't let up is very
important.
Darrell
-----Original Message-----
From: Hans Roos <dudecati@YAHOO.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, August 03, 1998 1:58 PM
Subject: Concerns regarding fuel lines
>Hi All,
>
>While heading out of town for a camping trip last on Saturday with my
>family, I can across a very unnerving site on the other side of the
>road - a Westfalia completely engulfed in flames. It was in
>Livermore, CA. I hope that everyone got out OK, fire dept was already
>there and trying to put out the fire.
>
>This brought up a lot of concern on our part on how to help prevent
>this from happening. I remember a thread on replacing fuel lines a
>while back but I can't find it in the archives, whenever I run a
>search I get timed out. Can anyone offer key things to look for and
>check? I'd really like to do everything I can to help reduce the
>possibilities of this happening to us.
>
>Any information is appreciated.
>
>Hans (dudecati@yahoo.com)
>'90 Multivan
>
>
>
>
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