Date:         Wed, 20 Nov 2002 09:45:02 -0800
Reply-To:     gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: vanagon gas tank leaks when filled up,
              spews gas out filler hole
Comments: To: JordanVw@aol.com
In-Reply-To:  <1c7.1dd5a1f.2b0d1f6b@aol.com>
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Jordan,
      Before you go bumping and jumping over the
rugged outdoors, you may want to spray some silicone
lubricant on the new seal that fits over the fill pipe
at the tank.   When these seals are new they tend to
fit tight.   A large bump trashed my new seal.
Hate to see you replacing that one a second time when
it can be easily avoided with a five second spray.
          gary
--- JordanVw@aol.com wrote:
> got ken's fuel line kit and all new hoses and
> grommets are installed, i cant
> wait to fill up the tank again and see what happens
> :<
>
> chris
>
> In a message dated 10/24/02 3:26:13 PM Eastern
> Standard Time,
> hradek@YAHOO.COM writes:
>
>
> >
> > On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, at 11:05 [-0700], Loren A.
> Busch
> > (lbusch@IX.NETCOM.COM...:
> > >  ............. PS:  I was looking up why my van
> > backwashes gas all
> > over
> > > my shoes when I fill
> > > up.  If anyone has discovered a cheap AND easy
> new
> > solution, let me
> > > know.....
> > > Bill. I had the same problem with my '85.  No
> > problem with my '90!  I
> > > think that it is because I've taken to inserting
> the
> > pump nozzle all
> > the
> > > way into the filler tube and NOT trying to top
> off,
> > just quit when
> > the
> > > auto-shutoff trips.  I just leave it at that
> rather
> > than trying to
> > get
> > > another little bit into the tank.  Of course,
> when
> > I'm in Oregon,
> > their
> > > fully automated filling system (mindless robot
> that
> > stands by the
> > fuel
> > > pumps and jumps to action when you pull up) has
> to
> > be overridden
> > using
> > > loud voice commands to avoid the 'wash your
> shoes'
> > problem.
> >
> > I have an '81 westy, it never ever overflowed
> until I
> > replaced the tank
> > and filler tube with one from... an '85.  Now it
> > overflows every
> > &*%$#!@
> > time I put gas in it!  It overflows at the
> > auto-shutoff, I never try to
> > squeeze more gas in, it's a recipe for wet
> shoes...
> >
> >         Gary
> >
>
>


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