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• 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: Help w/Gas Tank Vent repair?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 03:56:08 EST
  ...If I'm understanding you you're having trouble getting the Ts at the end of the crossover tube into the grommets on the...
• Re: Shop experience gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Jul 2016 14:16:46 -0400
  ...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: Our first BIG trip, and a minor problem.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 08:12:10 -0700
  There are check valves in the top of the overflow tanks, held in place by grommets that fit through the top of the overflow...
• Fuel tank- reinstalling
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 14:24:43 -0800
  ...Reinstall the grommets in the tank. Put a little silicone on the inner part of the grommets. It'll help. Raise the tank and...
• Re: Gas tank leaking
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:47:47 -0700
  Some have said grommets, others, the x-over tube. When I recently R&R'd the gas tank on my '88, it was the...
• Re: Ignition switch and gas tank questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:13:47 -0800
  ...There's also grommets in the top of the overflow tanks which go bad and can cause leaks with a fill-up. These grommets...
• Re: Fwd: Re: 86 GL - Gas Tank Problem
  Historical mailing list - Tim Wise
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 10:24:15 -0500
  ...I put the grommets into the tank first then pushed the Y plugs into the grommets.
• Re: Shop experience gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 3 Jul 2016 15:12:29 -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: fuel leak, '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:34:47 -0800
  ...It takes a little work and some fuel lines and new grommets. It can be a pita kind of job for an impatient patient...
• Re: replacing gas tank crossover tubes
  Historical mailing list - Pedersen, Michael
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 08:39:05 -0700
  ...A plastic tee fitting was broke, other was close to breaking, my grommets were fine. Put back up the next weekend. I found, as...
• Re: Vanagon - Ready to get gas tank reseal kit installed - Last questions
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:56:03 -0600
  ...This it the type I have on my '80 Westy, and believe me, the grommets do fail. I had little luck finding those grommets...
• Check those brakes too, folks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 15:58:35 -0500
  ...My cautionary tale is about brake line grommets, those little rubber doughnuts that keep your metal brake lines from rubbing on other metal parts...
• Re: Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:26:54 -0500
  ...I don't know why the grommets on the expansion tank were in such bad shape. All the grommets on the fuel tank were...
• Re: Small gas leak
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 20:21:37 -0700
  ...Gas leaks on fillup > That's a common problem.  There is a complex of hoses and plastic fittings > plus some grommets in the top...
• Re: replacing gas tank crossover tubes
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 09:05:34 -0700
  ...A >plastic tee fitting was broke, other was close to breaking, my grommets were >fine. Put back up the next weekend. > I found, as...
• Re: Gas Tank Vent "T" fitting needed
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 15:23:31 -0500
  ...Put a dab of silicon grease around the opening of the grommets first. Also, cut and attach new vent hoses to the fittings, as...
• fuel filler grommet seal
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:02:42 -0600
  ...Too many removals/installs dealing with a bad tank and then bad grommets on top of the expansion tanks. Anyway, I have a new...
• Re: fuel leak, '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 08:23:46 -0800
  ...You might be able to see a leak in the filler assembly, the grommets on the top of the tank are harder to see...
• reinstalling gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:24:19 -0800
  ...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: Fuel expansion/overflow tank grommets
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 06:08:49 EST
  ...Sadly the grommets in the top of my fuel expansion tanks have totally deteriorated, one of them appears to have split in two several...
• Tool trick..(not Xmas related)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:29:50 -0800
  ...One of the 'gotchas' in that job is how to get the sometimes stuck brake fluid reservoir out of the rubber grommets in the...
• Re: 87 westy fuel overflow
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:06:28 -0400
  ...Drop the tank, install the fix for the cross over vent tube, replace and use a gasket glue to adhere the rubber grommets in...
• Re: A/C Hose replacement
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sat, 29 Jul 2000 10:03:32 -0500
  ...I ended up neatly cutting the big grommets on one side, slipped the grommets on the hose. I lubricated them with WD-40 and...
• Rust Warning
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 13:19:41 -0700
  ...The steel sleeve that inserts through the grommets and through which the steel rod passes was rusted nearly all the way through. These parts...
• Radiator rubber bushings
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 13 May 2003 10:51:13 -0700
  Anyone know where I can get the little quarter sized rubber grommets for the radiator ? (1987 Syncro) TIA Sean Garrett 1981 Westy (his) 1995...
• 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: 86 GL - Gas Tank Problem
  Historical mailing list - Garth Woolstenhulme
  Sun, 20 Oct 1996 20:12:41 -0700
  ...The Vanagon gas tank has 4 grommets(Bentley calls them gaskets). Two grommets hold lines leading to your 2 expansion tanks, one grommet holds...
• Gas tank install driving me nuts!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:19:02 -0700
  OK, got everything I need (tank, grommets/vent hose, sender) and dropped the old tank. However, I did not remove the gas filler neck...
• Re: Headlight relays and wire routing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:25:58 -0800
  ...There are lots of >grommets there, my favorite being the speedo cable grommet--lots of room to >run stuff through. >Best, >bmc :) >Ben McCafferty...
• Re: 85 gas tank removal
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 00:12:14 -0700
  ...Check to determine if the leaks may be caused by both the grommets and by the failure of the crossover pipe with the "Y...
• 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: replacing gas tank crossover tubes
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 10:52:56 -0700
  ...A > plastic tee fitting was broke, other was close to breaking, my grommets were > fine. Put back up the next weekend. > I found, as...
• Re: Leaky windshield washer fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:35:55 -0400
  ...Last time I stuck my head under = > there it appeared more complex than I was expecting. > > GoWesty lists two grommets (for the pump and...
• Re: WHY? Engine fire totals my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Willie T. Lafrades
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 23:53:25 EDT
  Speaking about rubber hoses, I recently replaced the grommets on the fuel tank in my 90 GL. My question is about the clamps that...
• Gas Tank Groms
  Historical mailing list - Rob Rubin
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 15:19:54 -0700
  I have gotten all the parts to do a gas tank re seal but have hit a wall trying to find the three grommets...
• Re: Looking for supplier for long grommets used on German canopies
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:25:26 -0700
  ...Do you sell the grommets separately? I take this to mean you are willing to make a T3 canopy if not of the original...
• Re: brake resevoir replace?
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 00:07:16 -0800
  Sean If I recall,the brake reservoir fits into 2 rubber grommets.It appears to have been permetexed to stop the leak.Empty reservoir...
• Re: Gas tank leaking
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:43:36 -0500
  ...The grommets were the culprits and my crossover tube and the plastic fittings were not broken. I replaced the crossover anyway in that it...
• Re: Gunky gas (was 84 digijet misfiring)
  Historical mailing list - JAnet Andersen
  Tue, 25 Nov 1997 19:14:44 -0800
  Remember all the little rubber grommets and hoses on the top of that puppy or you will wind up like me, trying to figure...
• aftermarket gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 22:04:09 -0700
  ...Any opinions? Also, who sells a complete kit, with a tank, all needed hoses and grommets, etc? Bill in the Southwest
• Re: PVC pipe awning trick
  Historical mailing list - Rusty VanBondo
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 12:59:31 -0700
  ...I used one of those ugly blue cheapy tarps with the grommets in the corners. The pipe does not come in contqct with the...
• Bus Depot awning
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 17:14:10 -0400
  ...camping in our Carat. - how well is it made (seams, stitching, grommets)? - Will the fabric repel water, or is it more of a sunshade...
• Left over parts....
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 13:05:04 -0400
  Greetings, I had two grommets leftover (N90100501) from the gas tank sealing kit. Are these for a different model (mine's an 86) or...
• Fuel recovery system overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 08:51:13 -0400
  ...I have already ordered the plastic pressure equalization tube, the plastic T, fuel injection hose, good clamps, and grommets for all places where a...
• Re: Ignition switch and gas tank questions
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 14:40:48 -0800
  ...There's also grommets in the top of the overflow tanks which go >bad and can cause leaks with a fill-up. These grommets...
• Re: New filler tube in, grommets and gas line replaced, still smell gas....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 May 2012 20:28:42 -0700
  ...the top, joining the plastic gizmo's that plug into the grommets in top of the tank. That cross-over vent/ evap line is...
• Re: Poor man's awning
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 13:16:02 -0700
  ...I set two poles in the grommets at the corners furthest from the van, and the other two in the second row of grommets...
• Re: major fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:49:29 -0500
  ...the fuel sender opening are the grommets where the crossover tube inserts into the tank, or the grommets where the tubes to the overflow...
• 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: Gas overflow
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 08:52:55 -0800
  ...There are 4 grommets on the tank. One large one for the filler tube and 3 small ones for the others ie: overflow, and...
• Looking for supplier for long grommets used on German canopies
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:52:00 -0700
  ...The rectangular grommets are another story. I've seen at least one US vendor who makes canvas for early T1 & T2 Dokas offer these...
• 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: Gas tank fittings
  Historical mailing list - Monk Bill
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 08:41:17 EDT
  I posted last night what I replaced when I redid the grommets, etc., on my fuel tank. Ihave had several people E-mail me...
• Re: Grommet for Roof?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:38:48 -0700
  ...I note that Amazon lists grommets for sale: <http://tinyurl.com/6y75tq> Personally, I found it was just easier to buy an assortment: <http...
• Aux Oil temp gauge wiring
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 09:02:56 -0400
  ...They run up through grommets in the floor behind the plastic heater cover under center of the dash. Then it's a straight run...
• removing gastank supplemental to ken "va87"
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 09:05:02 -0800
  ...I lubed the inner side of the grommets only with brake fluid. #5 "MOST IMPORTANT STEP" Prepare the tank for lifting by plugging and...
• Re: [SPAM] Re: Searching the archives, suggestions for successful searching
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 20:14:19 -0500
  Thank you very much, where can we buy separate grommets that we need instead of the entire kit..? I must apologize, I am on...
• Fuel tank grommets, fittings and hardware change out
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:29:19 -0600
  My van's tank is leaking when filled and I have to drop it and change out all the rubber, fittings, etc. Any tips...
• Re: Tool trick..(not Xmas related)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:08:31 -0500
  ...One of the 'gotchas' in that job is how to get the sometimes stuck brake fluid reservoir out of the rubber grommets in the...