

| Subject: | Re: Check those fuel lines! |
| From: | Roger Whittaker |
| Date: | Thu, 8 Apr 2010 19:39:38 -0700 |
dear cant find is it in this picture http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3618 yours On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 7:25 PM, Scott Chapman <scott_list@mischko.com>wrote: > Dave, I can't find this grommet you're talking about. Please can > someone point it out? I've looked at vanagain, busdepot, van-cafe. > Where else should I be looking? > > Dave Mcneely wrote: > > You don't need that. Put a rubber grommet in the hole in the firewall, > and run fuel tubing through it. You can eliminate two connections including > that connector. The online vendors sell appropriate grommets if you don't > have a local source. > > > > > > ---- Scott Chapman <scott_list@MISCHKO.COM> wrote: > > > >> you mean this? > >> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=803898 > >> > >> > >> Shawn Wright wrote: > >> > >>> To all Vanagon owners still using gas engines: PLEASE check those fuel > >>> lines, and replace the plastic firewall 'T' if you haven't already! > (mine > >>> developed a leak at the T which sprayed fuel onto the starter and > exhaust - > >>> I was lucky enough to catch it in time.) > >>> > >>> The local papers on the weekend had photos of yet another nice Vanagon > Westy > >>> going up in flames. This is the second one I've seen locally in recent > >>> years. The first one I came upon just after it started, and it was a > very > >>> sad sight. My brother also lost his '68 Bus many years ago this way. > >>> > >>> So if you haven't checked, or the van is new to you, do yourself a > favour > >>> and check/replace those lines! These vans are getting harder to replace > >>> every day! > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > -- > > David McNeely > > > > > > > -- roger w From Proverbs: Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king ... ---------------------------------------------------------- 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
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