Thanks for the advice. It has 48 hp and a top speed of 60-65 mph. We live in
the city and literally, it is just for around town, EXCEPT for the yearly trip
to Wisconsin and she'll just have to take it easy...which she had to do with
the Dodge anyway to keep the mpg from totally going to pot. She
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Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:01 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] what adhesive to use for expansion tank
I broke a vent line nipple off a fuel expansion tank on my Vanagon.
The plastic is kind
Allan,
What type of Vanagon do you have? I just picked up an '82 diesel for my wife to
putz around town in with the kids. More fuel efficient (by far) than the Dodge
15 passenger. Not in top shape ($500 + some parts and labor for the PO's
300Dt), but I really like it an look forward to getting
"Christopher McCann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> What type of Vanagon do you have? I just picked up an '82 diesel for my
> wife to putz around town in with the kids. More fuel efficient (by far)
> than the Dodge 15 passenger. Not in top shape ($500 + some parts and
> labor for the PO's 300Dt), but
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:01:05 -0400 Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I broke a vent line nipple off a fuel expansion tank on my Vanagon.
> The plastic is kind of a milky-white, slightly waxy feeling. Is this
> polypropylene? Anyway -- what adhesive would be good for repairing
> this? I p
Jim Cathey wrote:
> With a splint and in a stiff (non-flexing) area I'd probably
> opt for JB-Weld. I think it's fuel-proof. Not sure Shoe
> Goo is.
I'm sure Household Goop isn't. I sealed the seam in a two piece Briggs &
Stratton tank with it, and the hardened glue was somewhat soluble in gaso
> I broke a vent line nipple off a fuel expansion tank on my Vanagon.
> The plastic is kind of a milky-white, slightly waxy feeling. Is this
> polypropylene?
Polyethylene? Fuel tanks are made of it. And milk jugs.
> Anyway -- what adhesive would be good for repairing
> this? I plan to try inse
I broke a vent line nipple off a fuel expansion tank on my Vanagon.
The plastic is kind of a milky-white, slightly waxy feeling. Is this
polypropylene? Anyway -- what adhesive would be good for repairing
this? I plan to try inserting a bit of thin-walled tubing for
reinforcement, then gluing the
