Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 12:24:50 -0700
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From: "MOST,DAVID" <most@UCLA.EDU>
Subject: Re: fuel drip at fill up
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Thanks for the help Joe. As I've learned the names of the parts, I can
see that the leak to which I referred is coming from a 10 cm. hose that
connects the left expansion tank with a breather tube. It seems that this
hose could easily be replaced without removing any other parts (e.g. gas
tank) though I'm not sure about how to remove an replace the metal clips.
I imagine that other hoses will start to leak over time, but I don't think
that it would hurt to replace this one hose. Any advice in the regard
would be appreciated.
Thanks again,
David
On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Joe Romas wrote:
> David,
>
> Ken at WWW.VANAGON.COM has what you need to fix your problem. (hopefully)
> The one piece you discribe is a cross over pipe that has plastic "t"'s on
> each end. They are inserted into the tank using 3 rubber seals. There is
> also a unbelievable amount of hoses under there also. See Ken's site for
> more info. The "hopefully" part is that crud builds up on top of the tank
> and it could possibly be a rust hole. It's not too big of a job to drop the
> tank but reserve a couple of hours with a low tank on a nice day.
>
> Hope this helps
> Joe
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MOST,DAVID" <most@UCLA.EDU>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 5:15 PM
> Subject: fuel drip at fill up
>
>
> > Hi. As I was getting gas, I took a peek underneath the vanagon in general
> > to look for leaks. When the tank was almost full (I'm not sure of the
> > timing), I noticed a steady drip coming from the left front. There's some
> > sort of plastic resevoir near the front left wheel, and there are a couple
> > of old looking hoses (fuel, I presume) going to it). The drip was coming
> > from a point where one of those hoses meets a more rigid line (I think).
> > This rigid line is then connect to another hose a few inches away. These
> > are thin hoses, but I'm not sure of their function. The leak stopped
> > shortly after I filled the tank, and there does not appear to be a leak
> > when I drive (though there did appear to be some moisture at the left
> > front corner of the gas tank...I wasn't sure if this come from above or if
> > the tank has a leak, but I suspect that I'd know if the tank had a leak).
> >
> > I've read about fuel leaks that sound similar as experienced by other list
> > members, but I'd like to understand what's going on (and fix the problem).
> > I would have read a bit more before asking, but I'm on the road at the
> > moment. So, what parts am I describing above, and what should be done to
> > repair the leak? What are the potential consequences of not being able to
> > fix this problem soon?
> >
> > thanks for the help,
> > David
> > '87 westy and daily driver
> >
>
>
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