

| Subject: | Re: those of you who have installed a fuel line replacement kit read! |
| From: | dylan friedman |
| Date: | Fri, 28 Oct 2005 06:51:25 -0700 |
I have had good luck adding paint pen (available at a stationary store) marks across all such clips, nuts and clamps. Yellow shows up very well. Everytime the engine cover is open, check your marks! Hope this helps. dylan --- Roger Van Till <rvantill@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > I had the same thing this year. Happened to notice > when I was packing > for vacation. Most of the clamps needed tightening. > > Roger Van Till > '89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" > '86 GL "Sugaree" > '81 L "CoJack" > www.busesbythebeach.com > http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/rainfly.htm > > On Oct 28, 2005, at 12:28 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM > wrote: > > > this morning, very cold here in the northeast, i > went out to start my > > vanagon..and i noticed 2 wet spots on the ground > as i backed up.. > > GAS! > > > > popped over the rear lid and gas was dripping out > of both fuel > > injector rails > > at a good rate, where the rubber hoses were > clamped on. turns out > > all the > > screws on every single clamp was way loose.. they > all needed to be > > tightened > > up.. > > > > this was a fuel line replacement kit bought new a > few yrs ago . all > > new > > lines and clamps. > > > > anyway, my point is, those of you who have > installed a fuel line > > replacement > > kits such as those that listvendors sell, you > should go BACK and check > > your > > fuel line clamps...make sure they are tight.. i > think it was the > > combination > > of the temp drop, and rubber shrinkage that made > them come loose... > > > > > > chris > > > Dylan Friedman insyncro@yahoo.com 91 Syncro Westy GL 91 Syncro L 90 Carat 89 Wolfsburg GL 87 Syncro GL (SVX powered) __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
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