Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 23:00:00 -0400
Reply-To: Mike Bucchino <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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From: Mike Bucchino <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: More Gas Leak
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I looked at mine the other day due to spilling apon filling up and crap
getting into the tank. My 84 GL has over 230K miles, is 23 yrs old and this
crossover tube appears to look as good as new. It's made of a material that
should last longer than the vehicle. Absolutely no deterioration and still
in service. My leak was a cracked "Y" that this tube connects to and go
into a rubber grommet-type seal on top of the tank. I epoxied the y-fitting
and wrappped it with that self-sealing silicon tape for added insurance.
All is well now.
BTW, the internal fuel pick-up is plumbed with the same black plastic
tubing as the crossover pipe, and also looked excellent. (flashlight and
inspection mirror). People write about these pieces crumbling to bits, but
I find it hard to believe after close inspection of mine. "Just go ahead
and do it", seems like cheap advice, expensive to accomplish. A thoughtful
mechanic looks at everything "with a jaundiced eye" (according to John
Muir!), and only replaces what is necessary. When someone says, "just do it
anyway", they're helping spend your hard-earned money for you. I usually
err on the side of caution, especially when the job is unpleasant and very
involved to have to do over again. This job isn't that bad, trust me. Now,
if it was a syncro tank (or early bus), that required the engine and/or
transmission to be removed before you could access the tank, things might be
very different. Take all advice with a grain of salt, even this!
Mike B.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Masar" <azsun99@earthlink.net>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: More Gas Leak
>I would replace the crossover tube if for no other reason than one never
>knows how
> much longer some of these highly specialized parts are going to be
> available.
> Jerry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mad madeline" <mac10wv@YAHOO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 4:31 PM
> Subject: More Gas Leak
>
>
>> Well, the gas leak ended up being the gas smell on filling the tank....
>> to now
> include a leaking injector or leaking fuel rail on the passenger side.
> Not finished
> diagnosing that one yet. So, now we're into pulling the tank, replacing
> the lines
> here there and everywhere... both at the tank and down to and through the
> engine.
>> Finally ordered a Bently manual today and have been researching all the
>> parts
> needed and people's recommended proceedures posted on the web.
>>
>> My question is: how often does the crossover pipe need replacing? Is
>> it a really
> good idea to replace it just because the tank is off and its accessable,
> or because
> they really fail? Madeline
>>
>>
>>
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