Not to mention another good reason the change ALL of the fuel
lines to avoid not only being stranded, but also to avoid engine box
fires!!!!   malcolm s

Steve wrote:

> For those of you that don't already do this, I would recommend keeping an
> assortment of different size hose clamps in your van just in case.  Last
> Friday my van started hesitating on the highway and I saw that the gas level
> was suddenly on empty.  I ran out of gas at the top of an exit ramp trying
> to get to the nearest gas station.  It turns out that a fuel line had worked
> itself loose from the crimp-on hose clamp and the van spewed all of the gas
> out of the tank.  I found that the small 50 cent screw-on hose clamp that I
> had in the van just in case came in real handy here and it put me back on
> the road again.
>
> Steve
>
> 89 Westy