I had a fire due to a fine oil mist spraying out over the engine from a
broken breather tower o-ring. I hit it fast with Halon before the fuel
system was compromised but it cooked the FP regulator and would have burned
through a fuel line had I not nailed it quickly. I don't know the source of
ignition. Had to replace about everything in the engine compartment.

That o-ring is NLA and hard to find.

John Meeks
'91 Vanagon MV Phoenix
Stock 2.1 250K miles
Northern Michigan

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On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Tom Carchrae <tom@carchrae.net> wrote:

> The other primary cause being alternator wiring gone rotten?  Or?
>
> I'm halfway through undressing the top of my engine and have a fuel line
> kit that I will install when I dress it up again.  I'd like to check all
> the electrical connections in there as well.  Are there any common points
> of failure?  (I'm also mildly concerned about breaking things while I
> inspect them - the connector to the rotor was in terrible condition - there
> is a very liberal use of zip ties in my engine, including one holding a
> fuel injector's wire in place - 30 year old plastic tabs not holiding out)
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Of course this assumes that a leaking or failed fuel line was the
> original
> > cause of the fire. Something else could have been the initial cause and
> > then
> > when the lines failed it just got worse from there.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > Todd Last
> > Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 5:28 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Another reminder to check your fuel lines
> >
> >
> >
> http://mltnews.com/passengers-escape-injury-volkswagen-catches-fire-near-gat
> > eway-plaza-wednesday/
> >
>