Date:         Thu, 8 Apr 2004 02:50:06 EDT
Reply-To:     Oxroad@AOL.COM
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From:         Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: more vanagon smells - gasoline this time
Comments: To: jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU
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In a message dated 4/7/2004 4:39:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU writes:


> I've got a new smell question.
>
>

Why is your nose in the middle of your face? Because it's the scenter. That
was on a Dixie riddle cup when I was a kid. Who nose why I remember it.

I agree with previous posts that it's those top vent hoses. I think you have
to drop the tank to replace them. Ken at www.vanagian.com set me up with the
repair kit including new fuel line and the plastic vents in the top that are on
top of the tank. This is a routine repair on all busses after a time as th
ehoses dry out. You have to get the bus pretty high off the ground to allow the
support straps to be moved out of the way to remove the tank as I recall. It's
not a huge job, but a bit of a PIA.

Gasoline burns and so fumes are not a good thing as you know. You can usually
beat this problem temporarily by filling the tank only 3/4 full. The drag of
this is you cruising range drops dramatically. But I had this problem during
one cross country and back trip and I only filled the 3/4 or so and had no
fumes to deal with. The drag was stopping all the time for gas and or cruising
through South Dakota on pins and needles hoping the next station showed up soon.

Jeff
83.5 Westfalia
LA,CA