Great explanation and recommendations. My wife is more at ease!
Thank you again Mark.


Quote Originally Posted by Mark Norris View Post
The drivers side rear rear muffler is indeed 1/2" - 1" from the filler hose. It may sounds like madness but they are all like that (that's certainly what I thought when I first saw it). I know some people split a piece of hose and clip it over the filler pipe to "double wrap" it above the muffler. Having said that there is no history that I know of regarding MKii's catching fire due to petrol ignition or any other reason. I've only see two photos of burnt out cars, one was in the recent California bush fires (https://www.markiiforum.com/showthre...3021#post53021) and the other was an old junker with no cause stated.

If you have any doubt about the condition of your filler hose (hard, surface cracks etc.) then replace it. There's a posting on the Forum I made describing how to do this (https://www.markiiforum.com/showthre...highlight=hose). The replacement hose from Jack R. fits perfectly.

I would however recommend isolating the battery when its not being driven because many of the circuits are live even when the ignition is off (65 year old wiring and a high current battery are not a good mix). My car is fitted with a remote activated 200 amp solenoid so one can isolate/deisolate the battery from a switch below the dash.