Date:         Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:53:28 -0400
Reply-To:     Ed <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ed <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Inside of Vanagon gas tank, was "Fuel Line Vent Hose Clamps"
Comments: To: TC <trclark@SHAW.CA>
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Are you sealing the inside or outside? I thought the original tanks had an
internal pick-up tube and screen, that you can't get at, so you can't
re-seal the inside of the tank. From what I'm told, the afteramarket tanks
just have an outlet at the bottom of the tank. Is this true?

Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "TC" <trclark@SHAW.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 12:36 PM
Subject: Fuel Line Vent Hose Clamps


> So I yanked the fuel tank yesterday to re-seal & check for rust
> yay no perorations just surface waiting for my POR-15 to arrive ...
> But I see on the vent lines this 1 use hose clamps
> I would prefert to use some type of regular screw typse hose clamps
> but none of the my usual auto parts guys have the correct size
>
> Any one know of the src for the these to replace these 1 use clamps from
> the
> factory ?
>