Date:         Fri, 2 Dec 2016 12:45:28 -0700
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Grommet install gas tank expansion ?
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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        Grommet into Tank 1st ~ A little Vaseline or Dawn on ID of Grommet

& OD of Valve & it Should slide in without much trouble ~ Remounting the

Tank "Properly" can be Diff' as there is a Bump on the Tank that's supposed

to Reside in an Indent' in the Rear of the WheelWell & due to Expansion/Age

of tank it becomes vary Diff' to get the Fastening Tab back on the Stud with

the Bump in the Dent ~ I find that some Prying with a Large ScrewDriver or

some such PryBar on the Tank Near the Tab is Usually Necessary ~ GoodLuck ~

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 2 Dec , 2016, at 11:22 AM, Don Hanson wrote:

> I'm about to replace the gasket on the top of my right-hand fuel expansion
> tank..84 van.  I'm doing this in "camp" .   I'm not keen on trying to get
> the expansion tank complety out of the van nor does disconnecting the line
> to the valve seem like a good thing to try... without damaging the other
> lines or wrecking the whole tank, so.... I've had the tank loose, the old
> gasket/grommet...it had nothing left inside to hold it in... The
> replacement.....?
>   In which order should I install that?   Should I put it onto the
> roll-over valve (which will still have the line from the gas tank attached)
> and then the tank, or should I seat the grommet in the expansion tank and
> then try to push the valve into that?  I see a potential for cracking all
> those parts, which would be inconvenient...   The grommets are solar
> heating as I type here.   It's about 60f ambient temperature now.   Anyone?