Up in smoke... Bus fires... don't let it happen to you! FAQ

chabanais · Samba Member Joined: July 27, 2002 Posts: 4866

Man that just makes me sick to see that.

More than $50,000 I think...

BusPriest · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 1:55 pm Post subject:

So, is the shell salvageable when something like this happens?
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babysnakes · Samba Member Joined: August 19, 2008 Posts: 7107

Usually not, the heat warps the body panels to the extreme. Rust forms quickly.

baybus70 · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 2:33 pm Post subject:

chabanais · Samba Member Joined: July 27, 2002 Posts: 4866

peteandvanessa

You can achieve a lot with some time and hard work.
We had ALOT of help from the VW community to put it back together.

Phoenix - A 1971 VW Westie returns from the Ashes

We went from this, when we had a fire in my Son's 1971 Baywindow Bus
Here it is in July 2014, every window was smashed, the interior was completely gutted by the fire, even the carb and intakes melted:

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To this (May 2015)

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BusPriest · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:32 am Post subject:

I loved y'all rebuild thread, P&V.
If I remember correctly, you had to buy it back from insurance. When you did this, did it render it having a salvage title?
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beatles4 · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:54 am Post subject:

That yellow bus looks amazing and it is making me re think wanting to stay with pearl white for my 69 Bay.
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mango-smoothie · Samba Member Joined: April 10, 2013 Posts: 105

http://www.mangosmoothie.ca/fire-suppression

peteandvanessa · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:54 am Post subject:

peteandvanessa · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:58 am Post subject:

BusPriest · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 11:37 am Post subject:

peteandvanessa · Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:04 pm Post subject:

dailyoliver

After reading this post I decided to check out my new van - 1979 Single Bay Westfalia w/ 2000cc engine.

WOW - I am so glad I did - because it breaks every rule. I am worried because I am a complete NOOB Rolling Eyes

and this is my first van.

Can anyone help me PLZ?? Here's what I found.

Plastic fuel filter inline **after** the pump in the engine bay

THIS I NEED HELP WITH THIS - WHAT IS IT?
This thing sits after the fuel filter before the line to the single carb- It has two outlets - one which is blocked off.

Here's a look top down

Here's the back of it.

Finally - I see the fuel line entering the bay without a rubber grommet - at least I think that this is the fuel line?

I was thinking that I order a kit from German Supply - but given the set up I was not so sure it would fit?

What steps would you guys recommend I take to make the van safer from spontaneous combustion?

Thanks for any help - I am a complete beginner with little experience - but wish to learn if anyone could be kind enough to point me in the right direction.

Cheers - Daily Oliver

curtis4085 · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 5:03 pm Post subject:

Don't waste your time or money on Germansupply. Get some Gatesbarricade, new fuel filter and a rubber grommet for any areas where a hose passes threw sheet metal. relocate the filter pre fuel pump and out of the engine bay.
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Wildthings · Samba Member Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50348

I think your mystery object is a transfer valve usually used with a dual tank system on trucks. In your case it may be being used as a fuel cutoff.

Yes relocate your fuel filter to before the pump. I like metal filters myself, you can probably screw a Ford style filter right into the inlet of your pump.

dailyoliver · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:34 am Post subject:

Thank you guys (curtis4085 & Wildthings) I will relocate the parts as mentioned and will buy some Gatesbarricade - thanks a lot - better safe than sorry.

The help is really appreciated - Daily Oliver (Sooke BC)

dailyoliver · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 1:36 pm Post subject:

Randy in Maine · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 4:59 pm Post subject:

5/16" is as close as Gates gets.

Yarkle · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 5:18 pm Post subject:

Randy, does anyone around us sell that gates hose? I need to do that as well, amongst the thousand other things.
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