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• 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: Dual battery install questions
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:03:14 -0700
  ...Fit a grommet to the hole, shove the wire in, and put back the fuel tank. Actually, for the wire grommet: figure out what...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 21:02:31 -0700
  Just for the record its boxer briefs and in a similar vein I ran the supply line to the Subie motor through a grommet...
• Re: Wet Weather Leak
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 01:41:26 -0700
  Don't forget the rubber grommets around the wiper axle mechanism, or the window washers. A friend of mine recently got a brand new...
• 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: fuel filler grommet seal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:04:36 -0700
  ...A Jones > <Jones@colorado.edu> wrote: > >> >> Anyway, I have a new grommet to install. Bentley says >> to check for leaks and "seal if necessary...
• 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...
• Re: reinstalling gas tank
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 10:32:11 -0800
  ...put it back together again, > > but really have the following problem: > > > > I installed the grommets in the tank, the crossover tube to the chassis...
• 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: Fuel Tank Re-Seal Kit
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:10:58 -0400
  ...the grommets, cross-over pipe, etc., and the additional > quality parts aren't getting any less expensive these days. > > Here are the grommets: > > Breathers...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 21:52:24 -0700
  ...sorry to have stuck my grommet in improperly yours On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:59 PM, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com>wrote...
• Team effort, vanagon NLA part
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:14:05 -0400
  ...It reminded me of my fruitless search for a passenger side rear grommet for the hatch. The one the rear wiper and hose go...
• 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...
• Baffles in Tanks
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:30:40 -0400
  Interesting, When I did the vent hose / tank grommet job on my 90 Carat, I replaced the fuel guage sending unit grommet. With 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: Where's my fuel tank leaking from?!
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 21:00:19 -0700
  ...Crossover Breather (VWG/Airhead made in-house) http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail.asp?strMasterCat=&idproduct=8869 3 Breather Grommets (VWG/Airhead made) http://www...
• Re: Grommet for fuel hole in fire wall
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:30:19 -0700
  ...Grommet for fuel hole in fire wall On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > the...
• 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: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 22:25:50 -0400
  Dave, I can't find this grommet you're talking about. Please can someone point it out? I've looked at vanagain, busdepot, van...
• Re: Quick question: Removing the passenger expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 14 Jul 2012 16:26:23 -0700
  ...I assume you are dropping this to replace the grommet. If your grommets on the vent valves are nice and firm, not gooey to...
• Re: tips needed for grommet install
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 19 May 2017 09:15:33 -0400
  ...COM> wrote: > > anyone else have a driver=E2=80=99s side grommet in good shape. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 23:35:24 -0500
  ...In reading what Scott mentions I'm going to re route the hose that I have grommet protected (grommet on fire wall) and insulated...
• Re: I'm in trouble again....fuel tank leak
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 19:04:53 -0500
  ...But it was, leaking like hell. > > I could feel gasoline around the tank grommet that is just beneath the > drivers seat. As this is...
• Re: Mouse Attack!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 17:33:32 -0500
  What about the air intake in the front, and up through the shift box and through the rubber shift lever grommet? Not to mention...
• Re: Mouse Attack!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:28:20 -0600
  ...Perhaps a > grommet has deteriorated (or been eaten away) allowing ingress. > > Mike > Houlton, Maine > > Michael Diehr wrote: >> In addition having my van die completely...
• 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: Wiring for inner headlights
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 13:34:44 -0500
  ...on the speedo grommet, it's >a lot easier to feed the wire into the dash from the outside, but you >have to remove...
• Re: reinstalling gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:58:37 -0800
  ...A) that I was greasing the grommet was a good idea, but there are better greases than engine oil B) that I used engine...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:40:22 -0700
  ...That might have even fit thru the hole to act as >> a grommet but I just ran it all under rather than thru. I...
• Re: Fuel Tank Grommets/Plastic Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Peter R. Guerzenich Small
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:30:56 -0600
  ...He sells the complete grommet/ tubing kit and has instructions: http://www.vanagain.com/gastank1.htm On Aug 14, 2007, at 8:59 AM...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 23:15:00 -0400
  ...I've already purchased a kit for this and will see about returning the un-needed firewall piece and using a grommet instead. Roger...
• 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 tank vent lines
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:14:26 -0700
  ...I'd always assumed that removing & re-installing the filler pipe would cause that large grommet to loose some of it's sealing capabilities...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 16:12:08 -0500
  ...Why not just put it through a rubber grommet and be done with worry? The grommet protects it from any exposure to the rim...
• 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: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 20:59:06 -0700
  ...the link below is to a gas tank reseal kit- it doesn't have a grommet for the fuel line through the firewall, which...
• 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...
• Re: Vanagon Fuel Tank - Repair time
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 23 May 2007 00:14:14 +0000
  On mine the crossover pipe had a crack and one grommet that the crossover went into was leaking. That was about 100K ago and...
• Re: Gas tank install driving me nuts!!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mitchum
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:01:55 -0700
  ...Use Vaseline to help the plugs and filler tube get in the grommets. Ideally, they should all be a very tight fit. We're...
• Re: Where's my fuel tank leaking from?!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 19:47:07 +0000
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > When replacing the crossover pipe seals, it's WAY easier to install the > grommet (seal) into the hole first, then...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:11:49 -0700
  On 4/8/10, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com> wrote: > ...a grommet for the fuel line through the > firewall, which is not a stock...
• 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: Leaky windshield washer fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:41:30 -0700
  ...I don’t believe it’s holding any fluid so I suspect the entire tank is kaput not just grommets or hose. >>> >>> How hard...
• Fuel Expansion Tank: Cracks, Grommet. PICS
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 10 Mar 2014 12:29:06 -0700
  ...side tank grommet had held ok with epoxy. But the driver side, well ..... (image): http://tinyurl.com/okz6jt8 Obviously not an acceptable repair or...
• 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...
• Re: Fuel expansion tank float valve
  Historical mailing list - raymond markett
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 23:30:25 -0700
  ...I bought the grommets separately. Maybe an email or phone call to one of the suppliers will help to locate the part. Raymond ________________________________ From...
• Re: sliding door handle grommet needed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:41:11 -0500
  ...ago while surfing the Samba I saw a Sliding door handle grommet sold new. Does anyone know where to get a new one at...
• 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...
• Re: 82 Vanagon Gas Tank Seal/Installation
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 06:35:01 -0700
  ...Any idea if this is what was < originally used? There should be a grommet that fits in the top of the tank. I took...
• Fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 18 Sep 2022 11:11:53 -0400
  Hi folks, What damage or problems might be caused by leaving a fuel hose grommet or two inside the gas tank? Say it accidentally...
• 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...
• Re: Good/bad vanagon design, waS - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:26:43 -0700
  An interesting tidbit on gaskets/grommets/etc - You may (or may not!) remember a few months ago when I asked on the list about...
• leaking gas tank, fumes, etc...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 09:34:31 -0500 (EST)
  ...I have been able to replace this pipe and all grommets easily, with out removing the tank or even the wheels. you can check...
• Re: Ryan - 2 Gas Tank - 1 (seal replacement)
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:08:30 -0500
  Another tip for getting the rubber grommets and other rubber parts to more easily slip on/in place is to use just a small...
• windshield washer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Sat, 22 May 1999 13:47:51 -0500
  ...As it turns out nothing was broken but the rubber grommet between the filler tube and the tank is very loose. To use an...
• Re: WTB Sliding Door Handle Spacer that BD didnt include
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 1 May 2007 15:48:20 -0400
  ...The '80-85 sliding door handle grommet has been discontinued by VW, so you'll either have to fabricate something or find a used...
• 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...
• Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
  Historical mailing list - Graham Janson
  Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:31:16 -0600
  I agree with the folks who suggest a rubber grommet and continuous fuel line with no adapter. John if you're interested I would...