http://calivw78.com/2009/08/31/fuel-fumes-timing-dwell Encounters with a VW bus Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:24:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://calivw78.com/2009/08/31/fuel-fumes-timing-dwell/comment-page-1#comment-1034 The VW bus fuel saga continues | CaliVW78.com Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:07:15 +0000 http://calivw78.com/?p=304#comment-1034 [...] better! Not a single report of gas fumes afterward. Thanks to Mr. Kolak’s response on a previous post. I thought everything was going well, but today there was yet another fuel issue. I start the bus [...] [...] better! Not a single report of gas fumes afterward. Thanks to Mr. Kolak’s response on a previous post. I thought everything was going well, but today there was yet another fuel issue. I start the bus [...]

]]> http://calivw78.com/2009/08/31/fuel-fumes-timing-dwell/comment-page-1#comment-934 Troy Wical Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:53:18 +0000 http://calivw78.com/?p=304#comment-934 Ok, so there are a few issues here then. First of all, the vent lines from either side of the bus air intakes, connect to each other. There is no charcoal canister, and there is no line going back into the intake. Thanks for the note, looks like I need to find a source for a charcoal canister. Ok, so there are a few issues here then. First of all, the vent lines from either side of the bus air intakes, connect to each other. There is no charcoal canister, and there is no line going back into the intake. Thanks for the note, looks like I need to find a source for a charcoal canister.

]]> http://calivw78.com/2009/08/31/fuel-fumes-timing-dwell/comment-page-1#comment-924 John Kolak Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:02:16 +0000 http://calivw78.com/?p=304#comment-924 Those vent lines should be absolutely open, clear, and pressure free. Then they feed into the charcoal cannister to hold fumes until you start the engine and suck them into the carburetor. Usually the cannister disappears and then bugs find their way into the vent lines to build their little nests or cocoons or die and leave their bodies to clog the lines. Those vent lines should be absolutely open, clear, and pressure free. Then they feed into the charcoal cannister to hold fumes until you start the engine and suck them into the carburetor. Usually the cannister disappears and then bugs find their way into the vent lines to build their little nests or cocoons or die and leave their bodies to clog the lines.

]]>