yup ..
mean to write 'fuel does not flow out by gravity'  when undoing the firewall
fitting.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power

I believe Scott lost the word "not" among his ellipses.

Karl Wolz
Sent from my electronic umbilicus

On Nov 21, 2011, at 9:23 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote:

> ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
>> I hope you don't have a gas-fired water heater in your garage.
>>
>> fuel in the tank does flow out by gravity when you remove and bypass the
>> plastic firewall fitting.
>> It's well above the tank level.
>
> This is kind of confusing.  Why would bypassing the fitting have anything
> to do with whether or not fuel exits the tank by gravity?  The fitting
> itself is just a connector, to allow fitting fuel hose between the pump
> and the fitting, or between the fitting and the injector system, without
> running one long piece of hose the whole way.  Of course, that's what many
> of us have done, to get rid of the fitting. And if it is above the tank
> level, fuel flowing out of the tank by gravity would not reach that
> position, anyway.  Fuel flowing out of the tank by gravity would only
> reach the level of the fuel in the tank.  Of course, if there is a leak in
> the system somewhere that allows fuel to flow from the tank, and that leak
> is below the fuel level in the tank, then out she goes.  But you said the
> fitting is well above the tank level.  ??????????
>
> mcneely
>>
>> Scott
>> www.turbovans.com
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tim Englund" <tim.englund@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 5:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Loren and Dennis,
>>
>> Yes, I did mean the interior lights, not the headlights. I'll be more
>> clear in the future. Nothing electrical works when I turn off the
>> engine.
>> I put a test light (my voltmeter died) on the aux battery when the
>> engine wasn't running. Nothing.
>> Tried again when the engine was running and it lit up. So, my first
>> guess is that the aux battery is shot. Is there a type/brand of
>> battery people like for these?
>>
>> The van is now stored for the winter in my garage. We have snow and
>> highs in the 20's. This makes it hard to test the fridge. Guess I
>> thought I'd hear it "pop" on like the mini fridge in my office. In any
>> case, the fridge is the least of my worries....
>> My biggest worry: I've got gas leaking like crazy from the end of the
>> plastic piece in the firewall by the engine. It definitely wasn't
>> leaking when I drove her up from LA the other week. I'm wondering if
>> the cold has anything to do the problem. I'll change out the fuel
>> lines completely come spring, but I just filled the tank for winter
>> and 16 gallons is a lot of gas to dispose of! :)
>>
>> Thanks again!
>> -Tim
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> RE: Aux Battery Mystery
>>> Tim, what lights are you talking about when you say the lights don't
>>> come
>>> on? I talking about the headlights they do turn off when the ignition is
>>> off. The side marker/turn signals stay on though and will still run your
>>> battery down over time.
>>> The interior lights should work all the time. That includes the light
>>> over
>>> the storage behind the stove. In many cases when an aux battery is
>>> installed the interior lights, radio and cigar lighter wiring is changed
>>> to
>>> be on the aux battery.
>>> A properly installed and working aux battery is connected to the
>>> starting
>>> battery and being charged when the engine is running. When the engine is
>>> off the aux battery is disconnected from the charging circuit and
>>> starting
>>> battery.
>>> The refrigerator should work when set to AC and there is shore power
>>> plugged
>>> into the van. It will cool slowly so give it some time. It should only
>>> work on 12v when the engine is running. 12v shouldn't be avialable to
>>> the
>>> refrigerator when the engine is off. It will kill an aux battery in
>>> about
>>> 2
>>> hours.
>>> As you suggested put a meter on the aux battery and see if it has a
>>> charge.
>>> Then check it with the engine running and you should see about 14v at
>>> the
>>> aux battery if the charging circuit is working,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
> --
> David McNeely