Hi Stuart. Thanks. Yes I'm familiar with the cross over tube. I didn't see a fastener holding cross over to van on the tank I R&R'd on my '81 and tank I pulled from an '85. I was asking and attempting to clarify. On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Neil, the crossover pipe goes over the coolant pipes, that's why it's a PITA > to do without dropping the tank down at an angle, but not too steep an > angle. It's intended to pass air, not fuel, between the two camel's humps > as the fuel sloshes around, and you don't want fuel trapped in it.
On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 9:57 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > I didn't see that on my '81 but then maybe someone removed it? Is this > screw & hook something specific to certain models or model years?
On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 11:49 AM, Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@yahoo.com> wrote:
> .... Keep in mind that the crossover pipe is secured to the body in the middle with a single screw and hook.
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