> Tom Young <tomyoung1@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>   Hi all:
>
> Well, after 30+ years of driving air-cooled Vanagons
> and busses I had my
> first engine fire today. Get's the old adrenaline
> pumping, I tell you!
>
> I'm puzzled though as to why the fire started and a
> couple of aspects of
> the "fix-it" issue.

SNIP

>
> The fire seems to have been concentrated right at
> the rear of the air
> distribution box near the cold start injector,
> distributor, etc.
>
> Pics at
>
>
http://home.comcast.net/~tomyoung1/Engine_compartment.jpg
>
http://home.comcast.net/~tomyoung1/engine_compartment_lid.jpg

Hi.

This is a late post, but may be of use to you.

I just finished doing a complete HP FI hose
replacement as well as a complete tune up.

Prior to doing the work, I was rooting around getting
familiar with things. i.e. moving/checking vacuum
hoses etc. After doing that, I ran it.

When I came back to the project, the RH (Pass side)
fuel hose at cold start valve looked wet. It had
sprung a leak. It was not leaking before. In your
case, it looks like the same hose was possibly
leaking.

My point is that simply moving things around can
(obviously in my case) make an old part fail.
Ironically it may have been the same part.

BTW, good to see pics. Nice clean engine. I think I'll
put clamps on my manifold boots too!

Cheers,

Neil Nicholson.
1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
http://www.members.shaw.ca/tubanick

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