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• Re: I'm fixing a hole [in the fresh water tank]
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:53:30 -0700
  ...Hole in Water Tank > Mike, IIRC there is a vent and hose from it that goes back up to the > filler so that when...
• Re: Vanagon Fuel Tank - Repair time
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 22 May 2007 19:51:36 -0400
  ...vent hoses which connect to the overflow tanks have died. You may also want to do the rubber grommets for the overflow tanks at...
• Re: Spillage when filling the gas
  Historical mailing list - Peter Small
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 17:00:35 -0700
  ...Spillage when filling the gas > > It is spilling out fro the top of the tank because the your vent is > busted. This is very...
• Syncro fuel tank issues
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 11:40:57 -0400
  ...vent ones at the top. They ordered a replacement tank from JC Whitney (I�m nearly positive, it won�t be a syncro tank...
• LP tank service near San Francisco?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:04:27 -0700
  ...Soapy water shows bubbles forming at the regulator vent, but nowhere else. I would just replace the tank, but I can't right now...
• Re: Gas pouring out when filling the tank
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:09:46 -0500
  ...to drop the tank to replace it properly as it is probably getting too old. The main filler pipe vent is a larger diameter...
• 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: Bentley Manual for Vanagon USELESS?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 07:27:33 -0700
  " Now, can anyone tell me how to put the [exlpetive deleted] gas tank back up into place AND insert the two vent plug hoses...
• Re: major fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:10:41 -0800
  ...ensure there is adequate ventilation in your work area >>remove all gasoline from the tank before attempting to remove tank >>from the vehicle >> >>if...
• Re: Question about removing fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:46:40 -0700
  ...that vent line across the top goes over two coolant pipes and the parking brake cable.. so it's always ..lower tank some, undo...
• Re: Filling water tank when no hose is available (GoWesty connector)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:47:01 -0400
  At 12:28 PM 8/17/2013, Dave Mcneely wrote: >instruct me on how to fill the tank via the outside filler in a...
• Re: Gas leaking from filler tube - '90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Fri, 02 Sep 94 12:10:53 CDT
  ...i'd bet on a loose hose along the little vent tubes on top of the tank. you can put gas into the filler...
• Spillage
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Ward
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:33:36 -0700
  ...I'm informed that in addition to the standard breather, there is a vent line that crosses from one side of the tank to...
• Re: Gas overflow
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 15:35:17 EST
  ...at top of tank for vent lines, you can buy these new or just remember to stop filling the tank before you get to...
• Re: Propane Tank Cover?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 11:22:08 -0500
  ...The vent on the regulator needs to be pointed down.This is for the condensation drip.Propane is a refrigerant,too. When the regulator...
• Re: Auto stop propane fill valve failed (open)
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:13:25 -0400
  ...the tank is full. I do not know about newer vans, but my 1980 does not have one. You open a small vent, and...
• Re: I'm fixing a hole [in the fresh water tank]
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:53:55 -0400
  ...tank top. I'm happy with that. DMc I'd be looking for a kink or dead armadillo or summat in the vent line...
• Splittie gas cap problem
  Historical mailing list
  1 Nov 95 17:40
  ...Is the gas cap supposed to seal like that or is there a tank vent that might be blocked ? I took the cap off...
• Re: Good Deal on Camper in DC
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 May 2014 16:07:07 -0400
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, sengel543@YAHOO.COM writes: "Don't fill the tank"? common problem with nearly all 2wd vanagons. the seals for the vent...
• Vanagon Fuel Tank - Repair time
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 22 May 2007 18:52:39 -0400
  ...N 901004.01 Grommet, Breather Lines to Top of Gas Tank (3 Required), 1980 to 1991 $1.75 251-201-311A Valve, Vent for...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank-Syncro tank into 2WD Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:30:44 -0600
  ...Then one could have the joys of leaking vent tubes at the front and rusting tank straps at the back at the same time...
• Re: What is the worst design part in the Vanagon WAS-Re: OEM Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:59:57 +1200
  ...gallon >tank, aftermarket tank way too expensive > OD tranny, standard... just not in USA >and did something a little better on ventilation seals, quality...
• unclas Propane tank fill valve leak
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 11:16:05 -0400
  I had a nasty experience recently when the filler at the camping ground in Savannah apparently overfilled our tank. Propane started venting from behind...
• 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...
• Propane Tank in a Van Fire Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 10:06:41 -0800
  ...is the pressure relief valve on the propane tank, as the tank heated up, venting propane into the fire. This may answer the question...
• Re: grey water tank sought - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 13:05:06 -0400
  Hi, I picked up a portable grey water tank for my 87 Westy from Major's RV in Bourne, MA (www.majorsrv.com). It...
• Re: gas filler neck leak
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 23:57:43 -0400
  ...The first two attempts I put the tank in place and tried to then hook up the last vent tube. But each time I...
• Re: Gas tank vent line questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:33:48 -0400
  ...braided hose, instead of a continuous piece of hose from each vent. > >Like, why put in those metal pieces of hose? Probably cheaper, and...
• Re: California Smog Test 2008
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 21:53:16 -0400
  Patti - Yes, the fuel tank vent test has been added for 2008. I read a notice about it while I was getting my van...
• Re: Draining the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 19 May 2008 23:03:33 -0400
  ...Your tank's outlet screen may be badly clogged -- or the tank venting might not be working and you have vacuum in the tank...
• Fuelline/Shrinktube=Gasleak (Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Wed, 22 May 1996 09:34:41 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The cross ventilation tube on top of the tank is made of a plastic-y material that has shrank from sitting etc. Its shrinkage...
• Re: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 25 Mar 2017 14:34:36 +0000
  ...propane in the tank, hot temps can cause the propane pressure to rise to a point where the over-pressure vent will open and...
• Propane Tank Label
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jul 1995 12:18:25 -0400
  I suppose the truly paranoid could remove the label, paint the tank, and then reattach it with silicone glue or some other moisture impenetrable...
• gas tank replacement
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:40:56 -0700
  ...and a new tank. I've printed out the "replacing the seals" from the website. I will get new vent hose tomorrow. but I...
• Re: Sanitizing water tank in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 May 2010 21:17:13 -0400
  ...But we put some (oxygen bleach) into a boat holding tank once, and the tank started swelling and blowing dirty foam out the vents...
• Gas tank vent line questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:16:25 -0700
  ...So why did VW put those steel (or plastic) tubes inbetween the connections to/from expansion tanks and the gas tank itself? Just curious...
• Re: I'm fixing a hole [in the fresh water tank]
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:51:04 -0700
  ...overflow line for the tank and possibly dumps into the sink >> drain line? Just a guess. But anyway, > > Should vent to the outside via...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 23:41:41 -0500
  ...is not perfect. > > When the tank is filled, it not vented through the carbon canister. The > actual vent is through the filler and the...
• Re: Fuel Tank Crossover Vapor Assembly
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 8 May 2008 10:31:35 -0700
  ...net> wrote: > I had my '87 Westy gas tank out to repair the broken vent t-fitting on the > driver's side. I took...
• saddle tanks / auxiliary tanks for fuel
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 31 May 2004 18:16:13 -0700
  I am getting ready to set up my TD Westy with a waste veg oil conversion, and want to add a side tank [right...
• Re: heater
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 15:45:10 -0500
  I went with a clone of the buddy heater, a 12' adapter for a bulk tank, a partially open vent window for ventilation (and...
• 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: Gas Tank Leak!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:43:38 -0600
  ...1984 van with original tank which still looks > perfect underneath and all around & top that I can see. Vent line > connections are good. Rust...
• opinion on California Import Parts 86-90 Gas tank
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:49:35 -0700
  Hi So I am leaking up a vent line & the tank is 10+ years, some surface rust not sure about inside the tank, so...
• Re: LP regulator question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 06:19:28 -0500
  ...Now, when I open the valve on the original tank, LP gas escapes from the a vent on the regulator on the second tank...
• Re: BACK HOME SAFE! (VANAGON OVERHEATING!)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:39:38 -0400
  ...In normal operation that tank runs completely full, no bubble. It vents a bit to the overflow tank as it comes up to full...
• Gas pouring out when filling the tank
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:35:51 -0500
  ...I had a peek down there and it seems like the vent lines from the fuel expansion tank and the filler pipe are just...
• Re: LP tank service near San Francisco?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 10:55:51 -0400
  ...The difference is the direction of the vent. The vent needs to point down.This,for condensate to drain. It will freeze and influence...
• Re: propane tank questions, a cheap solution?
  Historical mailing list - nick greenaway
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:43:03 -0700
  ...to vent vapors overboard- so maybe the rear area would be ok, if the propane tank was kept in a locker, and vented to...
• Strange problem after 30 mins of running
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:41:46 -0400
  ...I think that it does have something to do with this, and my theory is that for some reason, the gas tank vent is...
• Re: 80 Vanagon Camper Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 15:18:52 -0400
  ...vent hoses up to the overflows, but is often the big 2" or so gasket on the fill tube, a leak in the tank...
• Installing New Fuel Tank: Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:58:08 -0700
  ...First, what is the best way to get the small lines going to the two expansion tanks connected? Looks like the PVC vent line...
• Re: behr radiator vent bolt washer size.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Nov 2014 12:37:20 -0400
  ...hi, I have a behr replacement radiator and the vent bolt has a copper washer but the threads are into the plastic tank and...
• gas smell gone!
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  17 May 96 00:07:02 EDT
  Hey all, Well, I filled the tank today and drove around a bit and no more gas smell! Knock on wood. I hope it...
• Re: coolant refill overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:38:59 -0500
  ...There are vent holes in the overflow tank put there just for such an eventually. Any excess coolant will simply run out on the...
• Re: more vanagon smells - gasoline this time
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 22:56:43 -0400
  ...Joy, Until you can get the tank vent seals/hoses replaced, the trick is to not fill the tank all the way up. When...
• Re: Strange problem after 30 mins of running
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014 18:24:26 -0500
  ...I think that it does > have something to do with this, and my theory is that for some reason, the > gas tank vent is...
• Re: Removing/cleaning fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 13 May 2002 00:40:29 -0700
  ...Here's a trick for putting the tank back- get new vent hose and double the original lengths so that the tank can be...
• Air Cooled Rear Passenger Area Heat
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:30:24 -0600
  ...rear, floor vent distributor. I am curious if mine is working correctly but don't want to drop the fuel tank to investigate further...
• Re: Gray Water Tank
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 13:24:55 EDT
  ...That is, I opened the top, cleaned the interior, closed the system and used the Camping World vented fill hose gadget. Frank Grunthaner