Date:         Mon, 12 Feb 2001 07:59:48 -0800
Reply-To:     "Thomas D. Hanlon" <hanran@EARTHINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Thomas D. Hanlon" <hanran@EARTHINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Help w/Gas Tank Vent repair?
Comments: To: Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
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Max,

The task, on my 84 Westy, withthe tank in its normal, fitted, position,
is a 1/2 hour job for a person with thin enough forearms, as are mine.
Unless you are an Arnold S.-type, the following should work.

The access I have used is from the undersides of the wheel wells. Loosen
the front wheel lugs, before jack-standing the van.  You want the
hubs/wheels to hang down. Remove the wheels to accommodate access, if
your corpus is large, and, turn the wheels in and out according to the
side of the van you are working on, so you can access the top of the
tank.

Use a small bit of lubricant, on the "Y" device which connects into the
evaporation tanks, if that is what you describe as the "barb."  BUT, be
careful not to push the grommet into the tank. I first fitted the "Y"
into the grommet and then finessed the lubricated, coupled, unit into
the hole in the top of the tank, after making SURE that the top of the
tank was clean.

Tom Hanlon
Palm Springs, CA
84 Westfalia

Max/Joyce Wellhouse wrote:

> Afte buying mr. Wilfy's gas fumes fixit kit, I follow his website
> instructions and wonder if his van and mine arethe same vehicles.  The
> problem I'm having is getting the cross piece barbs pushed back into
> the top of the gas tank(90GL).  Tried with the tank up, the tank on
> the ground, and the rear of the tank dropped so I can access the holes
> from the back and still no luck.  My factory cross piece was also
> clamped to the body  at the top and with space being so tight up
> there, I don't see how I'm going to tighten the screw holding that
> clamp once I do get the barbs pushed back into the holes. One listee
> if memory serves, said they spent about 1/2 hour doing the repair, I'd
> like to know the short cut on this job!!  My forearm size won't allow
> me the reach over the top to push them in, and access from the sides
> is apparently non-existent.  Help! Dimwitted moose andFlying Squirrel