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Fuel Tank won't fill completely
Historical mailing list - Mark Drexler
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:11:14 -0500
...Didn't have this issue 2k miles ago, but since then, I have replaced the fuel lines (not resealed tank tho) and r&r...
Re: fuel tank vent lines
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:14:26 -0700
...fuel tank vent lines**** > > ** > > ** ** > > i.e. can the fill neck be pulled, installed w/o replacing that expensive > grommet?**** > > > ** > -- Neil n 65 kb image...
Gas Tank Vent "T" fitting needed
Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
Sun, 13 Jan 2002 13:59:33 -0800
...I'm going to replace all the grommets, vent lines and the seal around the fuel level indicator, but I can't find anyone...
Fuel Tank Down and Out...Next?
Historical mailing list - Erikson-Coyne
Tue, 1 Jan 2002 23:48:50 -0600
...Which tube goes into the crossover vent and which goes into the tube built into the edge of the fuel tank. Bentley does not...
Re: vanagon gas tank remove
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Wed, 05 Jun 1996 23:18:16 -0400
...OK now disconnect both lines off the back. Next look under both wheel wells, you will see plastic vent/expansion tanks with 2 lines...
Re: Correct evap/vent hose?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 09:48:31 -0400
...20:52: > > I replaced the vent lines on my fuel tank and evap system last year with this: > > "Cloth Braided Fuel/Vacuum Hose - Black...
Looking for fuel system parts, 81 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 12:33:30 -0400
...I am in the process of replacing the grommets and vent lines on my 81 Westy's fuel tank. I am looking for a...
Re: Reality check
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 16 Dec 2002 16:09:00 -0800
...still drop the tank huh? > > thanks much > Joe > > On 16 Dec 2002, Mike Miller wrote: > >> Usually it's the vent lines on top that...
Opinion about fuel lines needed
Historical mailing list - g august
Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:54:43 -0600
I had to replace the leaking vent lines on my 87 Westy this fall so heeding all the cautionary tales on the Internet I...
Re: Vanagon 2WD fuel tank R & R
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Sun, 7 Mar 2004 21:16:35 -0800
...I think I attached new vent line hose for the expansion tank before I pulled the new one across the tank. You will need...
Re: Driving without fuel expansion tanks hooked up?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:35:55 -0400
...However I currently have my fuel expansion tanks out while waiting on some "float" valves that broke while doing a tank reseal. Will I...
Re: 2.1 WBX stumbles after hot restart; vapor lock?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:53:19 -0500
...due to a very low fuel > level, which caused the hesitation/stumbling. > > I have all the vent lines disconnected; I admit I was a...
Re: fuel tank crossover...
Historical mailing list - Charlie Partin
Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:19:01 -0700
...syphoned the remaining > fuel out of the tank. > > Then its just a matter of removing and replacing the > vent lines and re-installing the...
Re: Vanagon 2WD fuel tank R & R
Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
Mon, 8 Mar 2004 06:46:39 -0500
...Vanagon 2WD fuel tank R & R Everyone, Do not make this harder than it is. Changing that vent line and fittings is a 30...
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: 2.1 WBX stumbles after hot restart; vapor lock?
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:32:49 -0400
...due to a very low fuel level, which caused the hesitation/stumbling. I have all the vent lines disconnected; I admit I was a...
Re: Metal fuel lines was: vendors, show us your hoses (was: VW Fires)
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 13 Aug 1998 08:36:51 -0400
> I think vapour lock was a gremlin with carburettors and vented fuel tanks. Since > FI was used you don't hear of these so...
Re: converting an 83.5 to power steering ?
Historical mailing list - Leon
Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:49:49 -0800
Relatively easy to do, but need to remove fuel tank. Make sure hydr. lines don't block area where fuel fill tube goes in...
Re: Fuel Line Sizes
Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
Sun, 23 Jun 2002 13:21:13 +0100
...Fuel Line Sizes > >When my gas tank was out, the mechanic replaced the crossover T pipe and >lines, but not the small vent lines...
Re: Fuel Line Vent Hose Clamps
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:08:14 -0700
...question here about these vent lines Why do they have 6" of 5mm rubber hose from the vent tank that goes to this small...
Re: Odor of gasoline inside cabin....
Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:36:39 -0500
Vanagons have two typical areas for fuel leakage that is noticeable inside: 1. Bad fuel tank vent fittings. On top of the tank there...
Re: Gas pouring out when filling the tank
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 13:44:05 -0500
...like the vent lines from the fuel >> >> expansion tank and the filler pipe are just kind of hanging loose :-( >> >> >> >> Are the lines the same...
Re: Fuel pump/filter
Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 11:28:25 -0700
...Remove the fuel cap and see if the fuel pump quietens down. If it does, the > vent lines/evaporative canister lines are blocked or...
Re: fuel tank update
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:40:29 +0000
...I have a write up on the tank dropping and replacement of vent lines that I can share by P-Mail. It was done...
Need passenger side vent/evaporation tank for '86
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:57:08 -0700
Hi all, This weekend I had the pleasure of swapping out hoses for vent lines to/from the fuel tank. So dropping the tank...
Re: Gas smell from front...
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 27 Jul 2005 13:50:10 -0700
...rear, and > > thankfully just re-did fuel lines back there > in Feb) And its primarily > > after the tank is full... > > > > I cannot see any...
FS: 1984 Westy, Excellent Shape
Historical mailing list - Matthew Utterback
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 16:49:38 -0500
...Westy Ventures. New clutch done just before engine was done. New brakes, LP gas tank. New fuel tank seals and fuel lines. Am/FM...
Re: gas tank leak - long
Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
Mon, 6 Dec 1999 11:29:22 -0500
...GAs tank is easy to drop. First, drain tank by pulling off fuel lines at lower back of tank. Might be pressurized so watch...
Re: Leaking gas - 2
Historical mailing list - kenstich
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 01:08:14 -0600
...of the tank (3-rubber grommets for vent lines - the sending unit o-ring and the filler neck grommet) or the fuel line connecting...
Re: Fuel Tank R&R And Heater Booster
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:34:51 -0700
...fill up, I couldn't ignore my fuel tank vent lines any > longer and dropped the tank today. Armed with Ken > Wilford's write...
Re: Vanagon running rough
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Tue, 11 Jan 2005 11:11:30 -0500
...One of the new vent lines was improperly installed and had pulled out during reinstallation. Make sure that you get a gas tank kit...
Re: Don't top off gas tanks
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Wed, 13 Aug 2014 20:00:15 -0300
...I have now replaced the flex fuel/vent lines on the expansion tanks and life is better. On 13-Aug-2014, at 16:09...
Re: gasoline odor
Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 10:44:49 -0700
Probably time to replace the fuel tank vent lines. The grommets get old & the plastic line accross the tank sometimes breaks. I had real...
Re: Gas tank vent line questions
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:56:18 -0700
...And I have to laugh at just how bad the vent lines were. On one tank, the PO had a brake bleeder valve put...
FS- $8000.00, 1984 Westy, Excellent Shape
Historical mailing list - Matthew Utterback
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 17:19:29 -0500
...Westy Ventures. New clutch done just before engine was done. New brakes, LP gas tank. New fuel tank seals and fuel lines. Am/FM...
Re: Fuel Line Replacement Kits Galore!
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:32:45 -0700
...gmail.com> wrote: > >> I conflated tank venting with fuel line replacement in my previous post, >> my fuel lines certainly had clamps! Do both replacements...
Re: Fuel Line Replacement Kits Galore!
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:28:16 -0700
...gmail.com> wrote: > I conflated tank venting with fuel line replacement in my previous post, > my fuel lines certainly had clamps! Do both replacements...
Re: At the pump fueling issue
Historical mailing list - Skip
Mon, 14 Jul 2014 02:14:06 +0000
...the tank, crossover line goes up and over the coolent lines, etc. I reached in to check the crossover and the vent lines and...
Re: Reality check
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 16 Dec 2002 13:01:41 -0800
might have to still drop the tank huh? thanks much Joe On 16 Dec 2002, Mike Miller wrote: > Usually it's the vent lines...
Re: Gas Tank Vent "T" fitting needed
Historical mailing list - Karl M.
Sun, 13 Jan 2002 15:23:31 -0500
...I'm going to replace all the > grommets, vent lines and the seal around the fuel level indicator, but I > can't find anyone...
Re: What is this?/Fuel leak
Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:31:16 -0700
...Fuel Expansion Tank and you will also note there is one mounted in the RH wheelwell.The 2 bottom leads are tank vent lines...
Re: Gas pouring out when filling the tank
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:59:17 -0600
...like the vent lines from the fuel > expansion tank and the filler pipe are just kind of hanging loose :-( > > Are the lines the same...
Re: Reality check
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 16 Dec 2002 12:51:34 -0800
Usually it's the vent lines on top that are leaking so it may not be the actual tank. YMMV> Mike On 12/16...
Project Report : gas tank reseal
Historical mailing list - david hardy
Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:12:39 -0600
...braided fuel lines under there for that matter. Turns out my problem wasn't the seals at all, but that the crossover vent hose...
Re: Gas Venting Problem?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:19:32 -0700
Sounds like you may have issues with failing gas tank seals and/or flexible portions of venting lines. The seals on the gas tank...
Re: 2.1 WBX stumbles after hot restart; vapor lock?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:16:39 -0400
...due to a very low fuel > > level, which caused the hesitation/stumbling. > > > > I have all the vent lines disconnected; I admit I was a...
Re: mystery hose (FUEL TANK)
Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
Wed, 26 Feb 1997 17:12:38 -0800 (PST)
...Point of my story is, I highly recommend that you drop your tank. Do the tank inspection and replace all the fuel lines, whether...
Re: fuel tank vent lines
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:56:32 -0700
...fuel tank vent lines I ended up pushing new hoses on w/o clamps. AFAIK, the 4 tank seals are ok. No leaks..... so...
Re: Driving without fuel expansion tanks hooked up?
Historical mailing list - Damon Lowe
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:01:52 +0000
...However I currently have my > fuel expansion tanks out while waiting on some "float" valves that broke > while doing a tank reseal. Will I...
Re: converting an 83.5 to power steering ?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 22 Mar 2005 19:51:29 -0500
...lines don't block area where fuel fill tube goes in, replace crossover tube, all fuel tank grommets and large one for fill tube...
Re: Gas odor after fill-up => More possibilities
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 19 Jul 1998 14:44:09 -0700
...my tank and replaced all the gaskets and hoses is that rather than using the cloth-coverd VW hose for the vent lines, I...
Re: Looking for fuel system parts, 81 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 19:15:04 -0700
...vent lines on my 81 > Westy's fuel tank. I am looking for a source for two parts: > > - The grommet on the two vent...
Re: fuel tank breathing?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 2 Mar 2004 22:53:54 -0500
...fuel tank breathing? I have noticed some clunking coming from my fuel tank. After I have turned off the van and run over to...
Re: Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:47:51 -0400
...a fuel expansion line, or purely for venting vapour? > > Is it possible the tank is not venting right and getting pressurized > causing fuel to...
fuel tank update
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:30:54 -0400
...To replace all the little vent tube lines, that is 5mm line correct? Coupling the return line to the tank looks like a section...
Re: fuel tank clogged
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:08:12 -0500
...fuel pump and no change in symptoms. > > So, I need to pull my tank and clean it out and reseal it (the vent lines...
Gas smell from front...
Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:48:06 -0400
...rear, and thankfully just re-did fuel lines back there in Feb) And its primarily after the tank is full... I cannot see any...
Re: fuel tank update
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:37:22 -0700
...To replace all the little vent tube lines, that is 5mm line correct? Coupling the return line to the tank looks like a section...
Re: 1988 Westy - fuel leaks upon fill up
Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 09:05:05 -0400
...Vent line. Simple to replace. My thought - go to petrol station, fill 3/4 or higher. Don't top off. Get extra fuel in...
FS- $8000.00, 1984 Westy, Excellent Shape
Historical mailing list - Matthew Utterback
Wed, 17 Jan 2001 15:17:59 -0500
...Westy Ventures. New clutch done just before engine was done. New brakes, LP gas tank. New fuel tank seals and fuel lines. Am/FM...