Theory: My breather tower was spraying an oil mist onto the engine all
winter from a failed o-ring. Possibly an ignition wire wore through
and ignited the greasy engine. Keep your engine clean and fix those
oil leaks.

 John Meeks
Vanagon Rescue Squad
www.vanagonauts.com

On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 9:52 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Not all fires are caused by fuel lines. There are a number of other things
> that can start things burning.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Robert Keezer
> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 10:11 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Vanagon Fire Season
>
> Summer Vanagon fire season is here . Vanagons burn so often the word Vanagon
> can be substituted for the word fire, as in, I had a Vanagon in my fireplace
> last night.
>
> It can never be mentioned too often, that the fuel line and adapter on the
> right side firewall and behind it need to be inspected. The plastic adapter
> on the firewall should be eliminated .�Here's
> why:https://www.iaai.com/Vehicles/VehicleDetails.aspx?auctionID=0&itemID=127
> 23628&RowNumber=1#
>
> Only you (or someone who works on your Vanagon) can prevent Vanagon fires.
> Robert1982 Westfalia