Date:         Tue, 28 May 2002 00:29:10 -0400
Reply-To:     80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
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From:         80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Leaking Gas Tank
Comments: To: "Russell, William" <william.russell@UW-INC.COM>
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When I had a new tank installed it leaked from the fuel
gauge sender. I ended up having to pull the tank again and
having the sender (& gasket) replaced.

Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 19:23:25 -0400
>From: "Russell, William" <william.russell@UW-INC.COM>
>Subject: Leaking Gas Tank
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>So, while my baby (van) sat waiting for me to come and pick
it up in
>Vancouver, I decided to have my brother drop it off at a
local shop to
>get some work done.  I don't have the name with me right
now but I will
>send it to everyone later as I would NOT recommend that
anyone use this
>shop.  I needed a new gas tank so I asked them to replace
it.
>Unfortunately, I was not aware of the genuine vs. knock-off
argument for
>tanks and the shop decided I didn't need to make that
decision and
>installed a knock-off.  That's fine.  I can deal with
that.  They
>replaced it and put $10 of gas in it.  Thanks.
Unfortunately, the next
>time I filled it up (and tried squeezing every drop that I
could into
>the tank) I gave the gas attendants a heart attack.  My
baby was peeing
>gasoline out as quickly as I was putting it in.  Upon
inspection I
>realized that there were hoses missing that connect the
tank to the
>overflow reservoir on the driver's side.  (nice job)  I
immediately
>returned to the shop quite pissed off and they quickly
threw on a couple
>pieces of hose.
>
>
>
>I thought it was fixed and headed off across the country.
>Unfortunately, at the next fill up I realized that now
instead of peeing
>gas in a nice even stream, it was just gushing from the
bottom front of
>the tank.  The tank itself does not seem to be leaking,
it's got to be
>somewhere in the lines.
>
>
>
>I looked at Bently and I notice that there is a line that
connected the
>overflow escape on the top/front/right hand side of the
tank to the
>overflow on the top/front/left hand side of the tank.  I
suspect that
>piece is missing.  Does anyone have any other ideas?  If
not, do I need
>to remove the tank in order to replace that piece?  :(
>
>
>
>\/\/i!!y
>
>1980 Westy "Jazzy"