

| Subject: | Re: Old fuel rails Ok or Disaster waiting to happen? |
| From: | Dennis Haynes |
| Date: | Thu, 7 Jan 2016 20:32:53 -0500 |
I have the white ones. They are awesome, I usually have to turn them down. If you must go for color green or red. The blue is terrible. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Tyler Hardison Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2016 10:36 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Old fuel rails Ok or Disaster waiting to happen? Hey Dennis, Do you have a picture of the LED dash bulbs? I'm considering this purchase but wanted to see an actual Vanagon dash with them installed. --t On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 9:07 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > I can help you spend money at GoWesty. Consider the interior and dash > board LED light bulbs. How about their stainless steel tailpipe? > > Dennis > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of Michael McSwain > Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 11:53 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Old fuel rails Ok or Disaster waiting to happen? > > I got similar advice from a friend the other day, so I'm glad to hear > a second. Now I have to figure out how to spend that extra 60 go-bucks! > > On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 8:48 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > Except for them breaking during a hose-injector change or other > > service is the crimp ring on the end failing from rust and allowing > > that end plug to fly out. If the end crimp is not rusting you are > > probably OK. There is an o-ring in there which I have never seen > > fail > but I guess it is possible. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > > Behalf Of Michael McSwain > > Sent: Sunday, January 3, 2016 8:31 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Old fuel rails Ok or Disaster waiting to happen? > > > > I've heard lots about old fuel lines and the plastic coupling at the > > firewall being disasters waiting to happen, but not as much about > > the fuel rails. I got a bunch of gowesty bucks for Christmas and I'm > > wondering if it's worth springing the $64 for new rails. Nothing > > about my current rails look sketchy to my naked eye. If money were > > no object I would have a Subaru engine and a new paint job, but > > unfortunately moneys tight and I'm sitting here thinking about some > other things I could get with that $64. > > > > Opinions? > > >
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