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Date:         Sun, 5 Dec 1999 15:56:51 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon and Gas Tank
Comments: To: jbrush@AROS.NET
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%1999120515243060@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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I got the dealer to install my tank - I bought it from Bow Wow for a little over $225 CAD. It took them about 2 hours and they needed a hoist to do it as the straps will hit the ground before they come off. It is also a good time to get a new filler neck and the other hord to get at hoses.

At 01:02 PM 05/12/1999 -0700, John Brush wrote: >Grettings and Happly Holidays! > >I had to abandon the list for a while as the ex got the house and garage, >and I had no place to work on my Vanagon, but I now have a garage, and the >worst thing has happened. > >I think I have a hole in the gas tank. :( Naturally, its 10 degrees >outside and snow all over the place. I know that the fuel lines, >especially the ones that go to the overflow resevoirs, are in bad shape, >but as I look underneath, I see gas dripping from the tank, more towards >the rear, and center of the tank, than the outside edges. The Van has >200K+ on it, so I am not surprised at the need for repairs, but why does >it always happen in the winter??? :-) > >RMM says $150 for a new tank. Is that a fair price? Should I even try to >have the existing one repaired? > >I went to vanagon.com to search the archives as I am sure this has been >gone over many times on this list, but I could not find a place that >seemed like the archives, other than and ftp site, and I don't know what >files I would need. > >Can I ask it one more time? How much fun is it to replace the fuel tank in >an 81 vanagon? I also need directions to where it is written how much fuel >line I will need to replace everything back to the engine, as I might as >well while I am under there. What size is the line, and what size clamps? >I am not very metrically inclined. > >Much obliged for any assistance, or directions to the information >elsewhere. > >Stay warm! > >Regards from Utah, > >John > >

-- David Marshall - - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet -- -- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) --


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