Date:         Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:48:54 -0400
Reply-To:     Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject:      Re: Fuel tank remove / replace
Comments: To: John Runberg <jrunberg@MAC.COM>

"""But the cost of installing the new one has me motivated to try it myself"""

Where do you live??? for a mechanic, it's a 1 hour job, on a lift, very easy
on a lift! i can't imagine doing that with the 4 wheels on the ground... oufff.

Anyway, if you want to do it, raise the rear of the front of the van to get
some space to work.

The first thing to do is to disconnect the NEG of battery... yea!
Second and the worse part, remove the fuel neck, those 3 screws behind the
fuel cap. When the screws are out, you need to twist the neck counter clock
wise, about... 30deg. Now pull this one out of tank... of course, you have
remove all possible fuel before. Now block outgoing and return fuel line
from tank, in your case, maybe you don't need to :-) , put a jack under
tank, remove strap screw, remove strap, lower tank, now you will see that
the bypass tupe is stuck on the floor of the van in a very stupid hook...
remove the bypass tube of the tank on each side, out of the gromet
http://www.benplace.com/85rouge/rouge93.jpg

Remove fuel sender wire, remove the fuel vent flex tube on each side.

Tank is out!

Ben

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:12:10 -0700, John Runberg <jrunberg@MAC.COM> wrote:

>A local shop installed a new tank for me recently (old one was RUSTY) and
it looks like a fitting is cracked where the return line connects.  List
vendor was great and is shipping out a new tank.
>
>For the old tank, didn't even think about removing it myself as it had a
full tank and nothing (nothing) was coming out of either side. But the cost
of installing the new one has me motivated to try it myself.
>
>How hard? As simple as drain as much as you can, put a jack + piece of wood
under it and simply unbolt the straps?
>
>The archives aren't working for me tonight. Any thoughts appreciated.
>
>john