A full set of quality 7mm FI lines and the required short lines to reach the
behind the firewall plastic lines are less than a once in a lifetime
investment of $20.00.
(Funny they call that front panel a firewall).
Many times the OEM lines are ten years old or older and many times the lines
have been replaced with regular low quality discount auto house generic fuel
lines.
Back in 1994 the TSB (Transportation Safety Board) advised all car owners to
verify that their existing fuel lines are safe with the newly formulated
fuels.
Many cars had problems because the newly formulated fuels melted the
carbuerator floats, melted gaskets, softened fuel lines, dried out other
fuel lines.
If you've had your Vanagon over a year and have not serviced the FI lines
it's going to be your own fault if it flames up on you.
New FI lines should easily last 5+ years ................

Stan Wilder
www.engineceramics.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris S." <mrpolak@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: Fire Suppression Solutions

> > Third,
> >
> > How safe ARE these vehicles!?!??! According to that one web
> > story (can't
> > believe everything you read I spose) the tow truck driver had
> > picked up
> > 3 in like one week!?!? Is it a ticking time bomb? Has VW said
> > anything
> > about this?
>
> I have seen and heard quite a few stories about rear-engined
> VWs, both air and water-cooled, that caught fire, but why would
> VWoA be concerned about poorly maintained vehicles?  I'd say
> this is an age issue and not a marque-specific issue.  As an
> example my friend's '89 Audi Quattro was recently grounded due
> to a leaking fuel line.  Any car with rubber fuel lines is more
> susceptible.
>
> An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
>
>
>
> =====
> Chris S.'85 Westy Camel -> http://www.knology.net/~vw/vws/camel/ '84 Westy
Hershey -> http://www.knology.net/~vwghost/hershey/ '01 NB TDI ->
http://www.knology.net/~vw/Beetle.jpg