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• Vanagon - Ready to get gas tank reseal kit installed - Last questions
  Historical mailing list - J S
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:32:43 -0400
  ...The kit I purchased (van-cafe) and others do not include the grommets or seals for the two expansion tanks. Is this because they...
• Fuel leaks fixed - EZ job
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:29:03 -0800
  ...I pulled the fuel tank and replaced all the rubber grommets and vent lines with new pieces. Mine were dry-rotted and split in...
• Re: OEM mudflap question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:20:32 -0700
  ...It appears there are two rubber grommets that go in the holes on the wheel arch. A threaded pin goes through the hole in...
• Re: hole in fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 19:54:03 -0500
  ...Think about replacing fuel lines and vent lines as well as fuel tank grommets while you've got it apart unless its been done...
• Re: Coolant bottle sensor leak?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 07:33:23 -0700
  ...on my 85 (since I am already > ordering the new rubber grommets from BD) I popped open the hatch to find a bit > of...
• New O2 Sensor now stuttering
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:32:07 +0000
  ...I had no real symptoms other than percieved poor gas mileage (never really quantified since I wouldn't fill tank due to bad grommets...
• The enemy: Gas tank leak
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 23:00:26 -0700
  ...I cleaned everything up put in the new grommets and filler seal. But the problem appeared to be the fuel sender seal so I...
• My first trip in the hand painted westy - shifting/clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - William Alexander
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:55:43 -0400
  ...I need to do the "drop the tank and replace the grommets" repair, as after filling up at one place I looked under the...
• Re: Fuel tank ??
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Callaghan Jr.
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 04:38:37 -0800
  ...There are return lines which go bad, plastic pieces which break, a crossover pipe, and various grommets. Not wanting to do the job again...
• Re: DIY Awning Solutions
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:13:01 -0400
  ...the drip rail when in use with a couple poles through grommets at the corners for support. If you put the pole (canvas rolled...
• Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 04:30:40 -0800
  ...the wiring, and it's all nice, new and clean, with grommets going through all the metal. Would the fuse be on the battery...
• Re: Gas Tank Blowing Fuel Out When Filled
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:44:27 -0400
  ...be that they did not install one of the 3 rubber grommets > properly? > > Or Could it be something with the expansion tanks that link...
• vanagon gas tank leaks when filled up, spews gas out filler hole
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 12:24:59 EST
  got ken's fuel line kit and all new hoses and grommets are installed, i cant wait to fill up the tank again and...
• Re: Is GEX Reputable
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 02:09:29 PDT
  ...I >had some radiator hoses replaced by them as well as the fuel lines by the >gas tank and the grommets. I will admit...
• Re: Fuel Line Trick! 87 Van 2.1 A/t
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 13:33:20 -0800
  ...The grommets that positing the air cleaner holes are perfect for the firewall hole and you can get them from busdepot! There is one...
• Friday Humour
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 16:29:55 -0500
  ...Rather, it is held in with a very clever arrangement of grommets, snap rings, and C-clips so that it seems to be Part...
• Re: fuel tank sealing
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 10:39:39 -0700
  ...The grommets on top have been known to go mushy and let in road debris which then gets into the tank. Jerry ----- Original Message...
• Re: fuel sender: replace with tank?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:34:43 -0400
  ...No >>> movement, >>> no wiggle, nada. >>> >>> When I dropped the tank to replace hoses and grommets I replaced the >>> sender, too. The old one had...
• Re: Vanagon Fuel Tank - Repair time
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 22 May 2007 23:27:48 +0000
  ...So, to remove the filler pipe, cap the lines and drop the tank, replace the grommets, and reinstall the tank took me an hour...
• Re: Snapping Mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 11:19:40 -0600
  ...These have the rubber grommets which stick through the body. They also have the metal strut which bolts to the wheel well rib. This...
• Re: 82 Vanagon Gas Tank Seal/Installation Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:18:15 -0400
  ...As an aside there are three grommets are available for the different tanks. The 251-201-139 (nominally 68 mm OD, and 58 mm...
• Re: Resealing gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:24:37 -0400
  ...Rubber > is generally considered a wear item, so the grommets on the tanks > going to pieces fifteen-plus years after manufacture might be > exasperating...
• Re: Gas pouring out when filling the tank
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:09:46 -0500
  ...Our on-line vendors have kits of hoses and grommets. good luck, Larry A. On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 9:35 PM, Harry...
• BusDepot Fuel Tank, have you installed one?
  Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
  Tue, 9 May 2000 20:04:14 EDT
  ...Ron??? You should probably get the 3 small grommets and the one large grommet around the fill tank. Get a new gasket for your...
• Re: Procedure on my 85 Westy tank reseal
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:04:08 -0700
  ...I found in mine that those two grommets were rather > > shot and the rest of the grommets were in good shape. > > > > Buy clamps. Everyone...
• Re: Fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 19 Sep 2022 19:18:36 -0400
  ...The old tank had two old grommets in it. They don’t float. They slide around the bottom. I can’t help but wonder...
• Friday..OT..Stuff from WalMart-like stores...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:06:07 -0700
  ...I measured carefully and exactly, planning to use the doubled-edges and perimeter grommets of the tarp to help keep it mounted to some...
• Sold my 81, but need a gas filler neck grommet........help with size needed
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 23:35:24 -0500
  ...This past weekend i replaced the shift rod bushings above the gas tank, and the fuel tank grommets as well. Well, when I was...
• Re: New Westy Product
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 08:36:02 -0700
  ...They added bunting to both vertical sidess and grommets in each > corner for me for a couple of extra $$$. It does keep the rain...
• Re: Heading into hell (up 395) -- any last words of advice?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 15:11:22 -0700
  ...Then run the wires up above the radiator through one of the large wiring grommets and to the instrument cluster area. Mark Michael Elliott...
• Re: Fuel Tank Leak Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 05:10:45 -0700
  ...your fuel sender seal as well as the other fuel tank grommets and see how they go. After you've done this procedure, you...
• Re: Heat Shields
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:05:47 -0700
  ...with the cat and exhaust on it sounds so pretty. > > The shifting is a bit balky, might need some oil on the grommets..? > > We...
• Re: Rear hatch grommet update
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:13:41 -0400
  ...I found some round rubber pieces > Grommets just for the holes no tube attached. I have some auto tubing from > wires that fits the...
• Re: hose connections @ front heater core
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 14:13:57 -0400
  ...to drop the fuel tank and ( along with resealing its > connections/grommets ) am going to replace the long plastic coolant > pipes with stainless ones...
• aftermarket gauges
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 12:05:28 EDT
  ...I cut the center out of beefy domed aftermarket plug seals sold for Type 1 engines, but there are probably other good grommets that...
• Re: 15" wheels - what about spare?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:33:51 -0700
  ...compartment - plus whatever else it > needs in the way of seals/grommets to the fuel tank. They had five or six > Westys in for...
• Re: Fuel Tank Re-Seal Kit
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:20:16 -0400
  ...Just sell me the grommets for a decent price and I'll supply my own line and fuel injection clamps. The only one that...
• Re: Dropping the fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Wed, 3 May 2000 10:09:02 -0700
  ...I used a floor jack & 2X4 brace to hold it while trying to put t-fittings back in their grommets. If you don;t...
• Re: fuel tank sealing
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 22:12:18 -0500
  ...fuel tank sealing > List, > > Why not forget all those grommets, have the tank boiled out and braze on > some flat plate with steel tubes...
• Re: 88 westy roof rust
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 13:18:11 PDT
  ...They are held in place with rubber grommets, and mine stayed in place nicely. Just remove the two front, two side bolts, pop the...
• Re: Newbie Questions 1991 GL
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 14:50:43 EST
  ...The grommets at the top of the tank are probably all dried out, or any of the many hoses and T-connectors. The easiest...
• Brazilian LED VW (rear hatch)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:55:19 -0500
  ...The VW part is press mounted into friction grommets. The Brazilian one has double sided sticky tape to hold it on. Finally, the VW...
• Re: quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 00:09:54 -0600
  Rubber Grommets work. I don't know why Volkswagen didn't do that in the first place. Every time you section a hose you...
• Re: Dropping the fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 3 May 2000 09:52:48 -0700
  ...d check the condition of your fuel vent hoses, rubber tank grommets, and relevant clamps while the tank is down. Easy to do with...
• Re: Fuel Tank Reseal Kit Update
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 15:40:41 -0700
  ...Nick Feickert" <thesuperflydisco@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > >> Guess what I discovered??? >> The grommets on top of both (around the gravity vent valve) were completely >> rotted...
• Re: Question about removing fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:15:24 -0700
  ...the grommets were still hard and not leaking, and when they are like that It's difficult to remove them without breaking off the...
• Re: Fuel gauge sending unit resistance
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 29 Jul 2006 11:47:44 -0700
  ...gas tank out of my "91 GL recently to replace the grommets > and for future reference measured the resistance of the level sensor. > > With...
• Re: Grommet install gas tank expansion ?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 12:45:28 -0700
  ...The grommets are solar > heating as I type here. It's about 60f ambient temperature now. Anyone?
• Burping gas tank filler problem solved!!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 16:54:53 -0500
  ...they are a little expensive, $25 for the pair, and the grommets are $6 ea. Checking that vent pipe for kinks or blockage would...
• Re: Fuel tank cross over tube
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 13 Nov 2005 07:00:25 -0600
  ...This means that it can not be inserted into the grommets until the tank is raised nearly to its final position. Hence lots of...
• Re: How High?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 09:13:21 -0800
  ...Replace sender and all grommets including large one for fuel filler tube(lube it slightly when installing filler tube, it will help) Put the...
• Re: My Sink Faucet/Pump Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:48:00 -0700
  ...FWIW, the pump does have little grommets on mounting feet. But, I'm sure they don't much to reduce noise. Should stress that...
• Re: Re.Spillage when filling the gas
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 23:01:16 -0700
  ...Top of tank equalizing line is broke or out of it's grommets. It is possible to replace while the tank is in. You...
• Re: major fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:47:26 -0800
  ...then put the line across and >> pop the fittings into the grommets. This calls for a rather strong >> but also rather skinny arm and...
• Re: Side tents
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sat, 13 Jul 2002 00:22:09 +0000
  ...it up to your van, I would add a couple of grommets in the right places to put a bungie cord around your Shady...
• Road Haus Two - about being on the road, Thule Summit Box
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 7 May 2004 22:40:07 -0600
  ...In addition, I've laid a large plastic tarp (grommets on it type) in the luggage box over the cab, put stuff in it...
• busdepot gas tank
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:53:11 -0700
  ...As an aside there are three grommets are available for the different tanks. The 251-201-139 (nominally 68 mm OD, and 58 mm...
• Re: Bearings for alternator
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 06:16:02 -0400
  ...When you buy the gas tank reseal kit, it comes with line, all the grommets and the cross tube, but not these 'Y' fittings...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 25 May 2012 - Special issue (#2012-343)
  Historical mailing list - DAIZEE Scooby
  Wed, 30 May 2012 16:04:39 -0400
  ...in I bought a "Bug Bra" aka piece of screen with 4 grommets and 4 small elastic extensions on "s" hooks. It gets covered...
• Re: [Re: leaky ... gas tank!]
  Historical mailing list - t obrien
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 15:31:37 PST
  ...Also look at the crosover equalization tube and the fittings (grommets) where it attaches into the top of the tank. A good look at...