

| Subject: | Re: ALERT! Brand new fuel hoses failing!!!! |
| From: | Roger Whittaker |
| Date: | Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:41:34 -0700 |
dear all hosers if you recall the 5$ everything you need to fix your Vanagon on a disc i sent for that -- it is the up to 2000 Sun Micro Systems Mechanics Garage and service management on a disc sold by snap-on -- anyway under the known defects from the factory - Vanagon Fuel Lines ... the clamp OEM used to secure hose to fitting was incorrect and forced a premature hose failure especially on the pressure hoses -- now that these vans are 20+ years old -- i dont think changing them out if still OEM is going to cause you any grief indeed ... unless you do a worse job of installing than factory did ... should be good to go yours On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > I've had a prior experience with new fuel hose cracking and leaking in > less than a year (though it was a carbureted engine, not fuel injected). > > I just finished reinstalling my gas tank -- the project had gone on > hiatus for a couple of months but finally was able to get back to it. > While I was at it I replaced all my fuel hose. Actually the hose that > was there (Conti -- assuming it was the original) did not look too bad, > but the stories about engine fires scared me into it. Hope this is not > a case of "fixing" something that was not broken.... > > But given my previous experience I will definitely be keeping an eye on > this new hose for any signs of failure. > > Allan > -- > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL > -- roger w There are two kinds of jobs in the world: Picking up garbage and telling people things. Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw) ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video work at: http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners and ... older work at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364
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