Date:         Thu, 14 Jan 1999 17:22:47 -0800
Reply-To:     "Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)" <a-phanso@MICROSOFT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)" <a-phanso@MICROSOFT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Are Vanagons more fire oriented than any other old car?

So the important variables are (1) if the car is old, and (2) if it has fuel
injection.
So the Vanagon qualifies.   OK.  ph

> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Bus Depot [SMTP:ron@netcarrier.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 1999 5:21 PM
> To:   Philip Hanson (Volt Computer); vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      RE: Are Vanagons more fire oriented than any other old car?
>
>
> > We all know that replacing the fuel lines is important in the
> > Vanagon, mainly because of their age.  So, does the same apply to all
> old
> > cars that the lines should be replaced?  What is it about the air cooled
> > vanagons and the water ones that makes this such a problem; and, are the
> > older buses at risk of the same problems, 195?- 1979?
>
>
> The fuel injected VW's have much higher fuel pressure than the carbourated
> ones.  I can only speak from VW van experience, but from this standpoint
> all
> fuel injected busses (that is, 1975 on) are at risk.  Even the smallest
> pinhole in a fuel line will cause it to "piss" fuel all over the engine
> compartment in a steady, high-pressure stream, while a similar pinhole in
> a
> carbourated bus fuel line is more likely to seep than to shoot fuel.
> Therefore, the former is more likely to spray fuel onto a source of
> ignition.  On the other hand, using old, dryrotted fuel line on any bus
> (or
> car) is certainly a fire hazard.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>  The Bus Depot
>  http://www.busdepot.com
>