New Fuel Lines!

When I was undersealing the van I noticed that the fuel line going to the fuel filter was bleeding a little and when poked it got worse so replacement fuel lines went to the top of the to-do list as I didn't want to drive him. The replacement lines went on ok and the hardest was connecting onto the fuel injection rail as it was hard to get leverage to get the hose on, I was quite surprised at the condition of some of the hoses as they were very perised! I will have to fit a new fuel filter as I couldn'e get hold of one for a few weeks as they are from the US.

My brother has just got his '72 Danbury fixed up after it being off the road for a while, it's good to see them together for the first time.

Resident Squirrel Evicted

As the winter will be upon us very soon we thought that William needed
a coat of under seal to stop the salty roads attacking him. After a bit of research we decided to use a product by www.rust.co.uk called Epoxy Mastic Paint, it is a two pack type paint that needs mixing.

The underside of William was very clean so we didn't need to wire brush anything and just a good stiff brush to get the loose dirt off was all that was needed.

We then took off all of the heating ducts to clean under them, the
heating needs attention so it was a good opportunity to see if there was anything odvious that was stopping the heating from working. When the first duct was pulled off a bit of dirt and a few leaves fell out, when the main duct was undone a lot of crap came out! It seems that the van had been laid up in California and a little animal had set up home inside the duct, further investigation found a complete nest full of nut shells, insulation and even a pen from CA! This will go a long way in explaining why no air flow was getting to the front of the cab! We'll have to replace most of the ducts anyway as their condition were poor with lots of holes and flat areas.

As the days are getting shorter we didn't manage to finish all of the painting but the areas that have been completed look very good indeed. The Epoxy Mastic is thinner than Waxoyl and anybody inspecting the underside can still see how rock solid and original it is.