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Subject:Re: Reassembly has begun
From:Roy Nicholl
Date:Sun, 17 Jul 2016 21:42:21 -0300

Gordon:

There is an expansion tank in each wheel well and not improbably that one of the lines to/from the expansion tank is cracked - or simply disconnected.  When I bought the hyena, the nipple on the expansion tank cap on the driver’s side was broken and the line was tucked in-between the tank and the metal of the wheel well.

When you fill your T25/T3, stop when the pump kicks out … don’t try to squeeze that extra quart or two into the tank.

> On 17-Jul-2016, at 21:24, Gordon Mah <gordonmahung@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Peter, I read your blog where you wrote "replace your fuel lines".  What do you mean?  I noticed that when I top off the gas tank, I immediately see a drip of fuel occur behind the driver's side wheel.  My gas tank fills from the passenger's side just behind the front passenger's side window.  The drip goes on for hours but isn't reflected in the gas gauge going down.  The drip then stops.  
> 
> Nagging questions:  Did I overfill it?  Is this a sign of a broken fuel line like you wrote?
> 
> Thx,
> -g
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Jul 16, 2016, at 12:33 PM, Peter Kraiker <turbowesty@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> I posted a query about bench/bed hinges earlier and mentioned that my
>> camper is coming back together now. Here's a blog post with lots of
>> photos from the week. More to come.
>> http://nextchapter.kraiker.ca/restoration/westfalia-restoration-reassembly-begins/
>> --
>> Regards, Peter Kraiker
>> Website: Kraiker.Photography
>> <http://kraiker.photography><http://kraiker.photography>
>> Blog: NextChapter.Kraiker.ca <http://Nextchapter.kraiker.ca>
>> 1982 Vanagon L Westy 1.9TD