One of the main causes for the scrapping of VW's Vanagons (Digijet, Digifont) are fires caused by those little short hoses at the injectors cracking and leaking. Damn things catch fire as they're being driven down the highway, the driver unaware of the calamity unfolding behind him as he's fanning the flames at 65-plus mph.
Mark
From: "vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes]" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 9:08:31 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] D-Jet FUN (?)
Hey ;
That's great Mike ! .
I hope you've taken the time to also replace the fuel filter and EVERY BIT of the flexible fuel hoses the car is full of ? .
Even the short hose bits on each and every injector ! you'll have to cut away the crimped collars on a few of the hoses (ALL of the injectors) and buy some new , CORRECT band typ fuel hose clamps (IIRC the correct hose is 7 MM ID) , this takes a lot of labor but failure to do so will CAUSE A HORRIBLE FUEL FIRE ! .
I am not kidding here ~ I used to tell my D-Jet Customers to do this every two years and a few always didn't want to bother , the cars caught on fire and were mostly beyond economical repair so think hard before you skip this .
-Nate
From: "vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes]" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 9:08:31 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] D-Jet FUN (?)
Hey ;
That's great Mike ! .
I hope you've taken the time to also replace the fuel filter and EVERY BIT of the flexible fuel hoses the car is full of ? .
Even the short hose bits on each and every injector ! you'll have to cut away the crimped collars on a few of the hoses (ALL of the injectors) and buy some new , CORRECT band typ fuel hose clamps (IIRC the correct hose is 7 MM ID) , this takes a lot of labor but failure to do so will CAUSE A HORRIBLE FUEL FIRE ! .
I am not kidding here ~ I used to tell my D-Jet Customers to do this every two years and a few always didn't want to bother , the cars caught on fire and were mostly beyond economical repair so think hard before you skip this .
-Nate
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