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Subject:Re: Reassembly has begun
From:Peter Kraiker
Date:Sun, 17 Jul 2016 21:39:24 -0400

Ah... I simply meant it as a reminder of all the posts we see about a
treasured Westy going up in flames at the side of the road. With all the
love going into restoring this one imagine how I'd feel if she went up
in flames because of something like that.

The fuel lines are a perfect place to start to avoid it! Having a diesel
engine helps too so put a conversion on your list ;)

I'll let others weigh in. Everything I've read says if you're fuel lines
are of unknown age replace them. I'd say that's good advice.

> Gordon Mah <mailto:gordonmahung@gmail.com>
> July 17, 2016 at 8:24 PM
> 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
>
> Peter Kraiker <mailto:turbowesty@gmail.com>
> July 16, 2016 at 3:33 PM
> 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/

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Regards, Peter Kraiker
Website: Kraiker.Photography
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Blog: NextChapter.Kraiker.ca <http://Nextchapter.kraiker.ca>
1982 Vanagon L Westy 1.9TD