Another new guy

Discussion in 'Introduce Yourselves' started by Royski, Aug 4, 2021.

  1. Hi all, my name is Roy.
    I was talked into buying a 1979 T2 by the wife so for the last two months have been covered in grease and petrol.
    I am in the process of changing all the petrol hoses and breather pipes as the van has quite a petrol smell.
    I have found two pipes ( braded) one to the carb and one from the tank to the pump so as soon as I touched the tank pipe it started dripping petrol
    I wonder if it is the ethanol that has degraded these pipes?
    Anyway sorry to harp on as this was supposed to just be an introduction
     
  2. Louey

    Louey Moderator

    Always a good first job, replace all fuel lines if unsure of their age and quality.

    Hi from Middle Earth.
     
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  3. bernjb56

    bernjb56 Supporter

    Welcome along :hattip:
     
  4. docjohn

    docjohn Supporter

    Hello
     
  5. Gingerbus

    Gingerbus Supporter

    Hello from the cloudy South of England.
     
  6. Hi from sunny Cheshire
    The pipes will just be age damage, check the filler neck rubbers too
    and post some pictures!
     
  7. Chrisd

    Chrisd Supporter

    Welcome to the group from down south. Good choice of first job and hope you gets lots of fun out of the camper.
     
  8. Welcome from West Lancashire
     
  9. Barry Haynes

    Barry Haynes I dance in leopard skin mankini’s

    FIFY:p:p
     
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  10. Hi from Dorset, currently camping in Devon in the VW. Great job to sort those fuel pipes out first. :thumbsup:
     
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  11. Welcome to the mad house :)

    Plenty of helpful and very knowledgeable folk on here :thumbsup:
     
  12. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    Morning from a sunny Notts!
     
  13. Welcome @Royski

    Loads of threads about fuel pipes and breathers and what new hose to get.
     
  14. Coda

    Coda Supporter

    Hello from Tewkesbury
     
  15. Hello :thumbsup:
     
  16. JamesLey

    JamesLey Sponsor

    Welcome along! Where abouts are you based? No doubt there’ll be one of us nearby if you get stuck.


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  17. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    Hello from way down south in The New Forest :)
     
  18. 77 Westy

    77 Westy Supporter

    Welcome from further south than way down south.
     
  19. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Welcome

    When you’ve done the breathers and get a wiff of exhaust fumes check the heat exchangers aren’t rusted through.

    Just trying to be helpful ;)
     
  20. Rich83

    Rich83 Supporter

    Welcome from Birmingham
     

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