Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 17:32:27 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: gas leak update, coupled with questions
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One place to look for a leak is the fuel gauge sensor. As for the brown crud
in the filter, that is not an easy fix. The tank is shot. There is also a
screen at the bottom of the tank so if crud made it to the filter the tank
is a goner. A radiator shop may be able to test it if you really feel the
need to save it. Those expansion tanks should be dropped to make sure the
valves on top are good. You also need to check the carbon canister the valve
for it.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Samantha
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 4:37 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: gas leak update, coupled with questions
Hello!
Hope you're all having a fine weekend and the weather is treating you nice.
I wrote in not long ago about a gas leak, when we filled the tank up it did
not stop filling, and spilled out when filled. Van died on way back home,
would not restart. Got a tow (for free!!) and gas poured out as it was being
lifted up. Soooooooooooooooo...
.....Yesterday we started the process of disconnected fuel lines and
draining the tank, all went well! Today, we dropped the gas tank and drained
remaining gas (it wasn't that heavy). Squirrels and chipmunks had hidden
nuts for the winter all around the tank, but nothing that would interfere,
hahaha. Found no problems with visible seals as so far, and found no visible
holes in gas tank. Gas lines are not in great condition, but appear to be in
working condition. We cannot find where it is leaking from!
Went to remove one of the expansion gas tanks but was unable to, as gas
receiver's screws have been stripped by one of those damned previous owners.
Whoever had Mustard prior didn't give a damn!
Removed fuel pump and filter. Filter was full of nasty brown black shit,
will address that soon, thats an easy fix.
We started looking around more feeling beat from removing the tank and not
finding our issue, and we found a LOT of loose and broken hoses and lines.
We took photos and I resized and drew arrows and typed (hopefully) helpful
remarks pertaining to each photo.
Would you folks be up to looking at the pictures we took and helping us
figure out what these things are?
There are a few lines that were disconnected that hadn't been before, and
one plastic line that was flat out broke. I'm wondering how that couldve
happened from here to there....
I do hope I have provided all needed information and as always, thank you
again, you are all so kind.
Samantha
1982 AC Vanagon
Eureka Springs, AR
