[Vwdiesel] Water separator(?)the SAGA

[Mike & Coreen Smith]

It was spitting/leaking again today @ work, so what I did was used several
really long plastic cable ties (Ty-wraps I call them) to hold the cap on by
going round the unit a few times at different angles,then I used a different
shaped hose clamp on the drain tube folded-over"plug" type thing I have
rigged up.

This will (I HOPE) get me by until I can burn off the near-full tank of
diesel that's in there now.

As an aside; does anyone know if the few liters that leaked out onto my
rock/sand/crushed rock driveway will always be stained, or will it
eventually wash away with some good rain showers?  It's roughly 75-80' away
from my well, and my well is down around 80' I think.......any danger?

If it's gonna be there for some time, I'll have to dig it up and dispose of
it somehow.  A wee lil'
oil drip from my Austin Mini is one thing, but the diesel stain I have is
the size of a 14" round pizza.

Unless I happen upon a good used one, I think I am going to go with Sandy
Camerons' advice and bypass the whole mess with some cheap Canadian Tire
parts or similar. (Sandy; BTW, an online search at www.canadiantire.ca of
those part #'s came up empty......)

Mike

Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
699 Rte 616 Keswick Ridge
NB
Canada
E6L 1T1
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Coreen Smith" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Water separator(?)more advice needed...


> OK, Just got in and was gonna see about more backyard mechanic temp.
repairs
> to my water separator before heading down the highway first thing
tomorrow,
> but it's raining hard here and no room to pull the thing inside.
>
> Question:
>
> Is there room to put a long and or large plastic cable-tie/ty-wrap
> completely around the top and bottom of the box, ((between the box and the
> floor of the car)), and over the cap to prevent it from falling off?  Mine
> feels like it's just barely hanging on there by the skin of it's virtual
> teeth.  I've capped off the lil' drain tube for the moment.  Car has been
> parked 24 hours and no drips into my pan sitting underneath it.
>
> Anyone think a little teflon tape around the large threads on the  box
would
> help aid in keeping the cap on there. (if the cap isn't cracked)
>
> I wish I could give more info, but all I got was a fleeting glance (<1
> second) at it last night as I removed it and found diesel gushing out all
> over me and the ground.
>
> AFAICT, the cap is broken off from the threaded rod. I don't know much
more
> than that.
>
> If it's not raining tomorrow night, I'll have another quickie look at it
and
> see if there is any rod remaining up inside the separator and/or if the
cap
> is cracked.  Wonder if a piece of saran wrap and a rubber band will hold
the
> flow of diesel while I look at the cap under the light?!
>
> Mike
>
> Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
> 699 Rte 616 Keswick Ridge
> NB
> Canada
> E6L 1T1
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mikitka" <mikitka at earthlink.net>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Water separator(?) leak !
>
>
> > Out of curiosity, how often does everyone check their water separator
> under
> > the car? Or should I ask how often should you check it?
> > Nick
> >
> > -----
> >
> > Water Separator     DRAIN CAP   191 127 439     $34.20  $25.30
> >
> >   There's the beast at retail and "jobber price".  My cost is over $20
so
> > jobber price is about the best I could do on one.
> >   You've got it about right Mike.  I think you could drop it down
though,
> > pinch off the line and just catch a half gallon or so.  The things DO
work
> > and for some reason it didn't seem all that simple to just bypass it.
> > Maybe different sized hoses, prefab fittings or something?  Could be
> > wrong there though.  I just recall that a new knob was the best solution
> > for me.
> >   Yup, the threads are about 8mm or 6mm on that big knob.  Havn't
> > broken mine since.  Honestly I think it was broken before I turned it.
> > I never felt a snap or anything.  Just have to be a little careful and
> they
> > don't seem to break.
> >     Loren
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