Ever since I was young I have always wanted a VW Bus;  the quintessential hippie travel van. I dreamed of traveling the great wide open, through vast hills, valleys, and mountain ranges in search of nature and adventure.   In May of 2016 I purchased a 1985 Volkswagen Vanagon.

Although it was not the perfect VW van I had always wanted, I could see the potential that was hiding beneath its worn, 30+ year old shell.  The following couple months were spent doing basic tune up maintenance. This included new tires, an oil and filter change, new spark plugs and plug wires, a new distributer cap, a new air filter and a check of all fluids and belts.

When I completed the basic tune up maintenance the van was running well but it was not running “great”.  It was still idling at a higher RPM.  With a lot of trial and error (and help from a local mechanic) I was able to diagnose the problem. I had a fuel leak…it turned out that the hoses connected to the fuel injectors were cracked.  Along with fuel leaking from the cracks, air was being sucked through causing an inconsistent idle.

After some research I ordered the engine fuel line replacement kit from GoWesty.com.  The kit has the supplies you need to replace the feed/return lines between the fuel tank, the engine, and the fuel injector seals. Once the fuel injectors were removed and cleaned I  replaced the old worn lines and seals with the new ones. Just like that, the engine was at a consistent idle.