Date:         Thu, 25 Jul 1996 17:26:01 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Thomas D. Hanlon" <HANRAN.INC@internetmci.com>
Subject:      '84 Westy Gas Leak



> On a 1200-mile trip over Interstate 10, on the third fill-up, gas poured
from under the vehicle in what appears to me to be a leak somewhere above
the point in the system where the neck of the tank joins the filler tube
where, I conjecture, there is a seam or a gasket.  Bentley addresses the
gasket configurations in the fuel system by an illustration showing a
"clip" on the "filler elbow."  I have not viewed the tank from the
underside. I've stayed with a 6-gallon "top off" procedure to avoid further
spillage, so I can muddle through until I get under the vehicle.  Questions:
: Are the filler elbow and the breather pipe, illustrated, accessible
easily from a crawl dolly?  Any caveats other than avoidance of fire by
disconnecting the battery?  The system appears, at first glance, to need a
seal at the junction where the filler elbow enters the tank. The Bentley
section, "Fuel system, checking for leaks" specifies a pump, "US 4487."  Is
there a Pep Boys' version?
> 
> Best regards.  Tom Hanlon