Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 19:10:57 -0400
Reply-To: Shannon Mitchell <vze4rq5j@VERIZON.NET>
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From: Shannon Mitchell <vze4rq5j@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: Part # Help.. For 91 Vanagon/ new gas tank install?
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I think that it is great that there are people out there that are willing to
take time out of their day to help..
Thanks to all that responded..
Shannon
91 Vanagon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Walker" <jwalker17@earthlink.net>
To: "Shannon Mitchell" <vze4rq5j@VERIZON.NET>
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Part # Help.. For 91 Vanagon/ new gas tank install?
> > OK.. Went to a junk yard and found this part.. after I was
> finished putting
> > it on I found that my gas tank was rusted and I need a new gas
> tank. How
> > hard is it to put in a gas tank?
>
> not terribly ... but there are a few Gotchas ..
> - not all tanks are the same. :( especially the filler necks ..
> they changed from year to year. so if the tank is from, say, a
> 1980, your 91 filler neck and grommet may NOT fit properly ...
> you need to get a tank from a year very near to your own (if you
> intend to keep and use your own filler neck and grommet).
>
> - the tank has a couple of cross-over vent lines ... the tank is
> shaped like an upside-down saddle: it has two 'hills' and a
> 'valley' between them. in the valley is where the shift linkage
> goes. and yup, the cross-over vent hose goes above the shift
> linkage. so you have to lower the tank just enough to get the
> cross-over hoses loose, then you can lower it the rest of the
> way. putting it back in is harder. :( you may be able to reach
> the hose by lowering the spare tire and crawling up into that
> area ... you can see the front of the tank, where the hose is,
> and if you have small/thin hands, you may be able to reach in
> there and work with it.
>
> - be extremely careful of the hoses going to the expansion tanks
> (those little white plastic tanks in each front wheel well). the
> nipples on the tanks can break off very easily. :( so if you're
> gonna get the tank from the junkyard, it would be a good idea to
> maybe get both of those tanks, too ... just in case.
>
> and while you're doing it, you might as well replace ALL the
> rubber hoses and gaskets that have anything to do with the gas
> tank. no sense in having to lower it again next year to replace
> that little hose you forgot. :)
>
> i thought surely that someone on the list had a web page showing
> the tank removal and replacement .. but i can't find it now. you
> might want to ask ... a picture really does help a lot before you
> start taking bolts loose. and be careful ... that tank is a lot
> heavier than you might think. :(
>
> on the positive side, be glad it's not a syncro ... you'd have to
> remove the transmission to get their tank out. :(
>
> good luck!
> joel
>
>
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