rest assured, i'm not going to start her. thanks to you all for the advice, cuz i might have just a week ago. yikes.

and ben's going to help me out on tuesday to pull her from garage where i can safely tow her to a mechanic. thanks ben! 

s.

On Dec 10, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Robert Keezer wrote:

> I , like many , are begging, please don't start it, or have a friend with fire extinguisher ready to put out the fire.
> There is no need to start it until the source of the leak is found.
> If the leak is in the area of the gas tank, then your recent seal replacement was not done correctly.
> 
> If it's in the engine compartment, number one place to look is behind the right firewall, behind the plastic fitting where the plastic hose joins a short piece of rubber hose that connects to the plastic fitting.
> 
> This short piece of hose cannot be seen from above , so it is neglected.
> This becomes cracked and leaks onto the hot exhaust, often resulting in fire.
> Even if you don't have a leak there you should look at this hose, usually about 4 inches long.
> You should replace this if old , and eliminate the plastic fitting completely.
> 
> All of us here have heard the reports of many Vanagon fires. If there were more Vanagons in the world, they would surely be the blame for global warming.
> They love to burn. We are holding our breath every time you post about your gas leaks.
> Please have a competant  mechanic repair your Vanagon and don't start the engine .
> 
> Robert
> 1982 Westfalia
> 
> --- On Thu, 12/10/09, Sheilah Rogers <sheilah@SHEILAH.ORG> wrote:
> 
>> From: Sheilah Rogers <sheilah@SHEILAH.ORG>
>> Subject: Re: PS: leaking gas when engine is on
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 3:07 PM
>> ps: in case you're curious how it is
>> that i could have this same sort of thing happen before and
>> yet, i don't know how to get the van out this time, is that
>> last time it stopped leaking so i just drove it out. that
>> was the one time when the leaking was attributed to having a
>> full tank (and brought on a fuel tank reseal).
>> 
>> this is why i don't know what to do with it today. cuz i'm
>> assuming it'll still leak...
>> 
>> s.
>> 

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