Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 06:46:39 -0500
Reply-To: Kurt Camealy <camealy@CTSR.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Kurt Camealy <camealy@CTSR.COM>
Subject: Re: Vanagon 2WD fuel tank R & R
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Jere
Well I break X-large gloves on a regular basis and am 6'9". My hand did
not fit over the frame and I also was replacing EVERY grommet and evap
line. Even the ones that go the expansion tanks under each wheel well
from the front and rear of the tank. I think the key to your 30-minute
job was "vent line" singular. Also depending on the year, early model
vans had different vent line routing. Not to say 6 hours is correct,
like I said a lot of time was wasted during my job. Still not a simple
procedure for a first timer.
Kurt
87 Wolfsburg GL
-----Original Message-----
From: Jere Hawn [mailto:jbrschawn@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 12:17 AM
To: Kurt Camealy; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE: Vanagon 2WD fuel tank R & R
Everyone,
Do not make this harder than it is. Changing that vent line and
fittings is
a 30-minute job. Use a flat bar to pop the old vent line out, tie a
string
to it and a string to the new one. I think I attached new vent line
hose
for the expansion tank before I pulled the new one across the tank. You
will need a yardstick to loosen the tie in the center top. Pull the old
one
out while pulling the new one in. I wear x-large gloves and my hand
barely
fits over the frame and the body to where I can put in new grommets by
hand;
then just pop in the new vent line. I cannot remember if I had to
remove
the fill line before I did this.
Jere
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of
Kurt Camealy
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 8:36 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Vanagon 2WD fuel tank R & R
I must agree that it is a very time consuming procedure. I just
retrofitted mine with all new seals and hoses and it took me 6 hours.
Most of that was figuring clever ways to attach the evap lines with the
tank partially installed due to the need to go over the coolant and PS
lines. Also a lot of time was lost staring at my 17 year old coolant
hoses wondering why I didn't by new ones before going through all that
work.
Kurt
87 Wolfsburg GL
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Jfp w/2 WBXs
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 8:24 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Vanagon 2WD fuel tank R & R
Hi List,
You may disagree but I believe I've encountered the most frustrating
Vanagon
procedure - Yes -removing and reinstalling a 2WD fuel tank!!!!!! I
removed
the tank to replace a broken primary park brake cable and to install
fresh
evaporative seals & hoses and after many hours, I'm still trying to
finish
the job!!! I rate the complexity of the tank reinstall equal to one-arm
wall
paper hangin' or putting tooth paste back in the tube!!! The VW repair
manual was (as usual) quite brief about exactly how the tank
"interlocks"
with the frame supports and when & how to connect the evap lines & tank
belly straps.
If I've missed something here and the procedure is really "so simple a
child
could do it", please respond with advice as to how this seemingly simple
procedure consumed a weekend of my mechcanical effort and is still
slightly
unfinished.
Regards, John
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