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Fuel line 87 2.1
Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:53:42 -0500
...I noticed that the grommet that the air filter plugs into is the perfect size. Anybody know that part number for that grommet? Jeff
Which filler neck seal do I need???
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Wed, 26 Mar 2003 18:24:09 -0800
...It looks like the 70/60mm grommet is for early vans, the 50/40mm grommet is for later vans, and the 70/40mm grommet...
Re: Westy Fresh water tank.... grommets
Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:05:05 -0400
...grommets Good afternoon, Does anyone happen to know what type of rubber grommets are used on the side of the fresh water westy tank...
Re: replacing fuel tank - Using different filler neck
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:18:04 -0500
Anyone have a link to the grommet? Jim On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Bryan Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com > wrote: > I...
Re: Where's my fuel tank leaking from?!
Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
Thu, 8 Apr 2010 22:20:05 -0400
...I spent a lot of time trying to seat the grommet already installed >> on the fitting.. didn't work for me. >> > > > > And might I...
81 spilling gas. Rubber Grommet anyone??
Historical mailing list
Mon, 3 Feb 1997 16:21:52 -0500
...What I am missing is the rubber grommet the "probe" fits into. Is there a vw part number? or can I use any old...
Grommet install gas tank expansion ?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 2 Dec 2016 10:22:51 -0800
...I've had the tank loose, the old gasket/grommet...it had nothing left inside to hold it in... The replacement.....? In which order...
Re: Fuel filler tube grommet
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:47:17 -0600
...Fuel filler tube grommet > >> I'm in the process of replacing the grommets for the check valves >> in the >> expansion tanks. It appears to...
Re: painting propane tank and mudflap
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 16 Jul 2005 14:00:21 -0400
The vertical piece is just held in place by a grommet in the metal work. That grommet, being plastic, tends to age and break...
2WD Fuel Filler neck parts / Saddle Tank install tips
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Mon, 21 Jun 2004 22:57:47 -0400
...Bus Depot lists several fuel filler grommets do I need a "Grommet To Body" 251201117C and a "Fuel Filler Grommet" 251201139 to attach the...
Fwd: Re: 86 GL - Gas Tank Problem
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Tue, 22 Oct 1996 06:56:17 -0500
...The > Vanagon gas tank has 4 grommets(Bentley calls them gaskets). Two grommets hold > lines leading to your 2 expansion tanks, one grommet holds...
Re: Grommet install gas tank expansion ?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 2 Dec 2016 11:00:09 -0800
...I'd probably put the grommet in first because it will be easier to get out if you have difficulty putting the valve in...
Re: Check those fuel lines!
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:37:35 -0400
...com/subaru/vanaru54.jpg Those grommet are the same as the STOCK VW ONLY vanagon return line grommet. It is the most intelligent and...
Re: 82 Vanagon Gas Tank Seal/Installation Question
Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:18:15 -0400
...I am not sure if this is just sloppy manufacture on the tank or the grommet (though the grommet was supposed to be from...
Re: Gas tank fittings
Historical mailing list - Monk Bill
Thu, 6 Aug 1998 22:14:04 EDT
Ijust replaced all the grommets and the plastic tube that goes across the top of the tank(it has a white y connection at...
Re: Gas tank fittings
Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 07:55:42 -0700
...I also replaced all the hoses and the grommet for the fillet tube. This was all done on a 84 Westy. Grommets 3 needed...
Re: Rear hatch grommet update
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:39:30 -0400
...The part number is 251971840 and it has two round grommets formed onto the ends of the rubber tubes. I have a couple of...
Re: New Gas Tank Install on '85
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 2 Sep 2008 10:52:12 -0500
> > Lubricating the grommets with something (which won't adversely affect the > grommet's performance). > Good point Neil - we used graphite powder for lubricant. I...
Re: sliding door handle grommet needed
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:06:34 -0400
Jonce Fancher wrote: > A bit ago while surfing the Samba I saw a Sliding door handle grommet sold new. Be aware that the ones...
busdepot gas tank
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:53:11 -0700
...I am not sure if this is just sloppy manufacture on the tank or the grommet (though the grommet was supposed to be from...
Re: gas overflow
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:14:57 -0700
...Vaseline helps reinstall the grommets. The vendors have the kits with all this except the sender unit and the breather tube. Trust me, order...
Re: Oil Filler Grommet (was '81 Timing Marks)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Jun 1996 00:26:46 -0400
...I'm going to tape it >off as I am other holes but wonder if originally there was a rubber grommet, >or the like...
firewall plastic fitting/grommet
Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:56:09 -0700
...plastic fitting thru the firewall is no longer available and the grommet that was substituted isn't available either--he cannot do it. where...
Re: Rear hatch grommet update
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 07:34:28 -0400
Interesting that that part number comes up as an Audi grommet here: http://audi.bernardiparts.com/Audi-GROMMET__251-971-840.aspx. No picture...
Re: metal fittings to replace grommet system for hoses on top of gas tank
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 30 Apr 2014 19:08:16 -0700
...metal fittings to replace grommet system for hoses on top of gas tank Have you guys seen this thing on the samba where a...
Re: Fuel expansion/overflow tank grommets
Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:44:32 -0800
...mike --- audin@OKB-1.ORG wrote: > I just did the seal-replacement dance with my 85 westy's fuel > tank. > Sadly the grommets in...
Re: tips needed for grommet install
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 17 May 2017 16:02:36 -0700
...Work as much of the grommet's slot into the opening as you can, then use a small flat blade screwdriver in the slot...
Re: Fuel Tank cross over vent/pipe
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 8 Oct 2022 00:55:46 -0600
1st You need to be darned sure it is the CrossOver Grommets that are the source of the leak,,, The Filler Neck Grommet is...
Rear windshield washer grommet
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sat, 10 Jun 2017 23:41:31 -0400
...Does anybody know if Chris at T3 Techniques, or anybody else, has the correct replacement grommet for the passenger side that covers the windshield...
Re: gas overflow - but at the fill opening, not the top of tank...
Historical mailing list
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 14:42:50 EDT
...Can someone tell me > what > I am looking at (no pun intended)? Do the expansion tank hoses simply > insert into the grommets, or over...
A "Tie-Rod Bellows" question
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Wed, 10 Sep 2003 15:36:26 -0700
...It really clamps down on a separate fairly thick grommet. This grommet didn't come with the boots that I ordered from the Bus...
Re: gas overflow
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:34:57 -0700
...You have a large plastic tube with spiked endpieces that fit into rubber grommets on top of the tank. Those grommets can be split...
Re: Leaky windshield washer fluid reservoir
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 16:33:00 -0700
...Filler pipe stays in van, it just slips out of the grommeted hole on top of tank. Pump to tank grommet may be the...
metal fittings to replace grommet system for hoses on top of gas tank
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:07:53 -0500
...put metal fittings with crush washers in place of the stock grommet system? http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=481975&postdays...
Re: rear hatch emblem removal
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:18:05 -0800
The little plastic grommets that the stubs on the emblem sit into are almost a one use item. You might be able to get...
Re: reinstalling gas tank
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Sun, 4 Feb 2007 11:20:06 -0500
...put it back together again, > but really have the following problem: > > I installed the grommets in the tank, the crossover tube to the chassis...
Re: Dirty fuel lines?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:58:35 -0700
...checked the grommets on top of the fuel overflow tanks located in each front wheel well? Some people have found the grommets completely rotted...
Re: Rear hatch grommet update
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:13:41 -0400
Eric, would you like one of the prototype of the new version of this grommet? Email me your address again and I will send...
Re: Gas pipe grommet
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:47:40 -0800
On 26 Feb 2006 at 15:38, Green Westy <thegreenwesty@NETSCAPE.NET> wrote: > I am about to replace the grommets and hose on my...
Re: Grommet install gas tank expansion ?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 2 Dec 2016 19:09:29 +0000
...I'd probably put the > grommet in first because it will be easier to get out if you have > difficulty putting the valve in...
Re: reinstalling gas tank
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 4 Feb 2007 07:02:32 EST
...I installed the grommets in the tank, the crossover tube to the chassis, mounted up the tank, then pushed the crossover pipe connectors through...
Re: Westy Fresh water tank.... grommets
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:30:49 -0500
...grommets > > Good afternoon, > > Does anyone happen to know what type of rubber grommets are used on the > side of the fresh water westy tank...
Re: Fuel tank leak
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Sat, 3 Oct 1998 10:27:52 -0600
...just remember to put the grommets in the tank before you put the grommets on the Y's. i think i put some fuel...
Re: tips needed for grommet install
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 19 May 2017 09:20:52 -0400
...Cut off the middle of the tubing leaving just the two grommet ends that go into the holes in the hatch and body with...
Re: Grommet for fuel hole in fire wall
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:23:58 -0700
...worked on way too many thousands of vw's that had a fuel line in a rubber grommet..... and eventually it wasn't very...
Fuel Tank flush
Historical mailing list - paul gordon
Mon, 8 Aug 2011 16:35:14 -0400
...When installing the power cable to a new battery #2 and 1315, I inadvertently knocked off one of the vent grommets on the top...
tips needed for grommet install
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 17 May 2017 16:11:37 -0400
...I purchased a replacement grommet for the hatch where the spraer hose and wiper motor wires go. I can’t for the life of...
wtb: Tie Rod "Grommet"
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Fri, 10 Oct 1997 18:31:59 -0700
Hi Folks, HELP! I need the thick rubber "grommet" that seals the outside end of the power steering rack boot to the tie rod...
Re: Gas tank leaking
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 13 Jan 2006 07:32:08 -0800
...grabber fitting on one side to go into the plastic tube, grommet fitting on the second side to go into the tank, and vacuum...
Re: Puzzling water drip
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:46:27 -0700
On 8/27/2009 7:32 PM Bob Stevens wrote: > Replace the grommet that those wires go through, I haven't had the chance...
Re: 82 Vanagon Gas Tank Seal/Installation Question
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Mon, 26 Aug 2002 06:39:44 -0400
...This tank is designed for the 68 mm fuel filler grommet for use >with the 58 mm fuel filler tube. I noticed that the...
Rear hatch grommet update
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 11 Jun 2017 11:38:00 -0400
Hi Mark, I saw your email asking for a rear hatch grommet update. Chris from T3 wrote me and only had the oval grommet...
Fuel filler pipe(s) info needed
Historical mailing list - Ben
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 07:08:11 -0800
...I see there are two size grommets for the big hole in the tank. The early vans used a grommet with a 70mm hole...
Re: Vanagon Fuel Tank - Repair time
Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
Tue, 22 May 2007 17:48:33 -0600
...Grease the grommets so the barbs slip in. If you don't, you risk pushing the grommet into the tank (tank comes out again...
Shop experience gas tank
Historical mailing list - bernie
Sun, 3 Jul 2016 10:20:30 -0700
...He said "at the point that the grommets connect to the tank it's rusted". I said " you mean there is nothing for grommets...
Re: replacing gas tank crossover tubes
Historical mailing list - Boroko
Fri, 22 Jun 2001 01:41:37 -0700
...I did lubricate the grommets and pipe to ease it in a bit. One thing to be careful with is not to push the...
Re: replacing fuel tank - Using different filler neck
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:09:55 -0400
...There is a grommet you can get that enables you to add a narrower filler tube from a later model that has the "floaty...
Re: 85 gas tank removal
Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:00:44 EDT
...Replace ALL the rubber grommets (3 small, one large for the filler pipe.) It is not necessary to remove the overflow tanks (inside the...
Re: Fix tank expansion system without a complete rework?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 29 Nov 2016 16:55:38 -0800
> Wonder why they did that? Once you see the new grommets it should be apparent that the old ones simply died a slow death...
Re: brake pedal low--questions
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Wed, 25 Oct 2000 06:35:19 +1000
...Whilst doing some cleaning in the engine bay of my Van I noticed that the rubber grommet surrounding the booster brake hose through the...