Most of the time if you have a fuel smell after you fill up with gas, or if you have a leak on the ground after filling up, then one of the plastic "T"s this plastic pipe is broken (about 80% of the time). Most folks who are doing this job don't want to do it again any time soon so they replace the plastic pipe even if it might not need it at the time because they realize that it only takes a couple of minutes to put the new pipe in when the tank is out vs. dropping the whole tank again to replace it later. If you have already done your repair, and you are not experiencing a fuel smell on fill up or leakage, I would not worry about it until you start to have a problem. Hope this helps. PS, the plastic pipe is going up in price again to around $53. Thanks VW! Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 http://www.vanagain.com http://www.strictlyvwauctions.com http://www.eurovan.org http://www.vwcabrio.org Phone: (856)-327-4936 Fax: (856)-327-2242 -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of John Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 12:51 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Fuel tank cross over tube
I need to replace the fuel tank vent lines and such on my "new" Vanagon - I noticed all the kits from the vendors include the cross-over plastic tube/pipe is on top of the tank, as well as a new o-ring for the fuel gage sender. I did not replace this pipe when I did this procedure on my old van. Is it really necesarry to replace this cross over pipe and the o-ring for the fuel tank sender? The plastic pipe adds $35+ dollers vs just lines and seals. Just wondering what people's personal expereince is in this area. John 87 Westy Weekender
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