Re: [alfa] 164 fuel leaks and fire hazard

["Bill LeClair" <billleclair@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I also had a leak on the fuel rail on my less than ten year old (at the
time) 1991 164L, the car had about 57,000 miles on it and the original
factory fuel lines on the fuel rail.  A leak like this could have sent my
car up in flames. This is not acceptable and if it turns someone off to
another 164 I can't blame them.

Bill LeClair


----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicky Avery" <nicky@domain.elided>
To: <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [alfa] 164 fuel leaks and fire hazard


> Michael and everyone else,
>
> >How a modern car can leave the design stage with such an awful fuel
system
> >is beyond my understanding. I have had fuel vapour or raw fuel seepage
from
> >my Alfa for the majority of the time I have owned it.
> >
>
> How many 164s do you know of that have burned as a result of fuel leaks?
> I'm not asking to be argumentative but, if the burn rate is higher than
> generally known/assumed, we all need to be aware of it. We've all had
> the leaks from the rail - often the result of using the wrong diameter
> hose - and smells of vapor in the pass. compartment but smelling gas and
> losing your car in a spectacular brew-up like Derek's are not the same
> thing.
>
> Nicky
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