Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 18:47:01 -0700
Reply-To: Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
Subject: Re: A close call!
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The very first place I went after I repaired the line...Auto Parts store
for new lines..
The Van I have has a transplanted motor and I visually 'checked' that fuel
line when I replaced the fuel pump, thinking..."Hey, I think this line has
been replaced" But after having some of it in my hand, in daylight, out
from under the bus, I can see it is older, perhaps even the original...
You are right, Benny, assume nothing! Check everything yourself, so you
KNOW for sure what you have...I should know better, having been 'bit' by
having some so called "professional" do something to my race car, only to
have whatever they did be "Not right"...and cost me races, or worse..cause
me to waste time and money going across the US only to have a big problem
after just a few practice laps...
Next thing I will check, personally, before I drive again is my brake
lines...
Yes, I was lucky after being very bad...
Don Hanson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benny boy" <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
To: <VANAGON@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>; "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: A close call!
> Yes, you are lucky... so now, sell one of your bike and put that money on
> the van. Those van are 20+ year old, they WON'T run for ever!!!
>
> Now i will be rough, don't take that personal, i find anyone that still
> drive a Vanagon with old fuel line plain STUPID! Yea, you are, you have no
> idea how this is so dangerous, that engine was badly design on that
> matter... even if VW did use amazing quality fuel lines in the 80', they
are
> 15-25 years old...
>
> I have posted SO MANY TIME about fuel line replacement! i can NOT believe
> some of you are still driving with old/bad fuel line! it's NOT expensive
> enough to omit that job! I drove across Canada/USA in 99 with old fuel
line,
> one did leak a bit, i had to fix it on the road, but when i came back, it
> was the first job i did on the van, now i know better! so i'm sharing my
> knowledge with you so people will be less stupid than i was!
>
> I still don't understand why some of you don't have that job done, for
those
> that think they can do it themself, i did a complete(i think) DIY section
on
> my site:
> http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line.htm
>
> What can i say? is something missing on that page? tell me so! do you need
a
> video to help you do so! i will do one! Do i need to put back the 20
burned
> pictures van i had there for a few weeks (removed because people ask me to
> remove them)... do you want to see the one with the 2 dead childrens in
the
> back seat? It happen in Ontario...
>
> I'm sorry but i have no pity for the one who knows and don't do it, for
> those who don't know, now you know!!!!!!!!
>
> Ben
> http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
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