i caught fire moving the van in and out of the bodyshop before doing a complete paintjob and SVX conversion.  The van had been sitting for a long time and there is a flaired metal piece that joins two of the fuel lines together that started to weep.  add the fact that the exhaust system was removed and bingo.....we've gotta fire.  My brother and I have extigushers all over the place in our shop. It flamed up and was quickly sprayed.  There was a small 5in. area in the foam that I could see the chicken wire.

enough of that!
the van looks a bit different now, new engine cover and all.
i learned my lesson.
all my vans have or are in the process of getting new braided fuel line.

dylan

----- Original Message ----
From: Peter T. Owsianowski <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:38:47 PM
Subject: Re: CSI: Vanagon...

Thought the engine bay covers would burn, too?

On 1/31/07, dylan friedman <insyncro@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> The wire is in the foam, under the plastic.  I've seen this first hand,
> not as bad, luckily.
>
> dylan
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: David Milo <dellaone@GMAIL.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:01:22 PM
> Subject: Re: CSI: Vanagon...
>
> BTW, whats with the chicken wire? Did that drop out of the plastic lid
> after
> it burned away?
> (I knew there was something about that photo that bothered me).
>
> Dave
>
> On 1/31/07, Paul Guzyk <paullist@guzyk.com> wrote:
> >
> > here's a game for all of you;
> >
> > can you tell if this engine is a 1.9 or 2.1 ?
> >
> > http://www.californiavan.com/burned/
> >
> > also, if you haven't done so already, replace all your fuel
> > lines....this could be you !!  :(
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>

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Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
'02 Audi A6 Avant
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