Date:         Wed, 10 Jun 1998 12:35:27 -0400
Reply-To:     EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
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From:         EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: FW: question for the list
Comments: To: coyote <coyote@LIKEMINDS.COM>
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   This time of year fuel being stored in the ground is
cold. After filling the gas tank, it warms to air temp.
and also expands, many times overflowing the tank.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler


On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, coyote wrote:

> Please reply to dan_cook@idx.com.  Thanks.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan_Cook@IDX.COM [mailto:Dan_Cook@IDX.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 8:52 AM
> To: vanagon-request@vanagon.com
> Subject: question for the list
>
> To:   vanagon-request
> I have a question for the mailing list, I'm not a subscriber and was hoping
> folks could respond to my personal email address:   dan_cook@idx.com
>
> Here's the question:
>
> Went out to my '87 Vanagon Syncro Westphalia the other night and gas was
> leaking out of the top of the gas filler pipe - you know, where you put the
> gas pump into.  Evidently, fuel "crept" its way up the filler pipe and was
> coming out near the top - either around the cap or around a seam very near
> the top.
>
> Now, I refilled the tank 2 days ago and have driven it 20 miles since fill
> up - so I should have "sucked" down enough gas that it should be down in
> the tank by now.
>
> I'm wondering if some kind of pressure is causing this? Maybe a vacuum leak
> that should be sucking fumes through the charcoal filter isn't working?
>
> The only other symptom that has come up at this same time, is after 5
> minutes of running the van down the road, it starts to skip and sputter to
> the point I have to pull over - no power and then stall. I restart and its
> fine for a second or two, then starts skipping for another minute, then its
> fine - no problems.
>
> I may have two problems, but they appeared at the same time.
>
> Any thoughts or references would be appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan
>