Date:         Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:30:20 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
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From:         Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: bill of materials needed-r&r fuel tank hoses and seals
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And you'll be ok with it driving cross-country like that? What happens if
your 'repair' goes south on you in Hindend Nebraska, or some doofus flicks a
butt under your van in the parking lot of a Stuckey's?
It's a gas leak. Fix it.

Robert
(p.s.: grab me a pecan log while you're in there)


----- Original Message -----
From: "nick greenaway" <ngreenaway@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: bill of materials needed-r&r fuel tank hoses and seals


> ok, if its so specialized, the parts; maybe i have to shadetree
> engineer it. maybe a tube or two of RTV would hold the gas in till i
> have a mailing address long enough to order the real parts i need?
> nick
>
> --- Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Good Luck.  Many of the pieces necessary are specialized items,
>> like the
>> grommets, plastic crossoverpipe, etc., which are DEFINITELY NOT
>> available
>> from the FLAPS like Autozone, Checkers, Kragens, Carquest,
>> O'Reilleys......Even the filler seal is only available from the
>> dealer or
>> the list vendors like Bus Depot, Vanagain, Van Cafe, etc.  And the
>> dealer
>> does not stock any of this stuff anymore, it's only special order,
>> with as
>> long as a week for it to come depending on which regional warehouse
>> it comes
>> from.
>>
>> You may have to suck it up and call one of the list vendors on
>> Monday to get
>> a next day or 2 day shipment to El Paso if you wanna "get 'r' done"
>> before
>> Thursday.
>>
>> You may be able to get the correct sized hoses from yer local
>> vee-dub supply
>> house.  Most of them are 5mm ID hoses, the same that are used on
>> carb model
>> bugs and buses, about 3 foot worth.
>>
>> Have a floor jack handy to lower the tank down and follow the rest
>> of the
>> procedures in the archives.  It's about a 3 or 4 hour job depending
>> yer
>> skills.  I spent the weekend taking my time on mine because I had
>> other
>> stuff to do while performing this outa many other maintenance tasks
>> on
>> mine.  Whatever you do, don't rush the job.
>> --
>> Jim Thompson
>> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
>> 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
>> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
>> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
>> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
>> **********************************
>> On 8/19/06, nick greenaway <ngreenaway@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > id be more than happy to support a vendor who takes time to
>> support
>> > the list(actually, id prefer to), however thursday is my last day
>> in
>> > el paso(hopefully, never to return!). nonetheless, i dont have
>> time
>> > to wait for something to arrive by mail, so i have to know what
>> to
>> > scrounge up locally(the movers will be here monday so that day is
>> > shot when it comes to wrenchin and scroungin). the local veedub
>> shop
>> > closes at 5, but other than the filler seal, i imagine everything
>> > else should be obtainable at autozone or somewhere like that
>> > thanx
>> > nick
>> >
>> > --- Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM> wrote:
>> >
>> > > The list vendors sell a kit for this job. The archives have all
>> the
>> > > info you
>> > > need.
>> > >
>> > > Robert
>> >
>>
>
>
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