----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Shea" <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 6:09 PM Subject: Re: fuel tank crossover...
> I went through the tank crossover and seals problem 4-5 years back on > my '81 Westy. Kinda funny, looks like VW didn't want to waste any > money on that crossover tubing... when it got old, it shrank, and it was > so 'perfectly' sized that it pulled the Y-fittings right out. Planned > obsolescence... errrr, more like planned self-destruct! > > I found that with a bit of squirming I could reach the seals on both > sides, but couldn't get anywhere near the center where the crossover > tube goes through some kind of brace. > > My solution was to not worry too much about doing a perfect replacement > job. I did replace the Y fittings, not sure if I got them from the > dealer or the junkyard, probably the latter. Got the seals from the > dealer. Found a proper size fuel-rated hose, cut it something like half > again or twice as long as the original crossover hose, and ran it any > old way across the top of the tank, around obstacles, whatever way I > could persuade it to go. > > The van has been another 30-40K since then, it's never ever smelled like > leaking gas, and as far as I know there have been no downsides to my > unprofessional hack job. > > Gary > > > [> > > > > > |
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