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• Re: Gas Tank Blowing Fuel Out When Filled
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:16:31 -0700
  ...There's the 3 vent hole grommets on top of the tank.. there's the sender o-ring .......a twist to lock thing that...
• Bus Depot; mailorder reminders
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 13:03:13 EDT
  ...But when I opened the box yesterday 1) the vent cover was b/o, and 2) the rubber grommet pictured with the pump (http...
• Re: Vanagon 2WD fuel tank R & R
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 09:04:03 -0800
  ...Also put some silicone on the crossover overflow grommets and filler vent grommet- it makes it easier to push the connectors on after the...
• 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...
• Re: Engine Bay Wiring Harness: Heat Damage? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:46:15 -0700
  ...I'm still going for plasticisers in the harness cover leaching > plasticiser/whatever out of the grommets. As an experiment, set a clothes > iron...
• Re: Looking for fuel system parts, 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 07:23:23 -0400
  ...I was able to get the vent tank grommets at VW (as no one else seems to have them), only four left in their...
• Re: Infamous Vanagon Fuel Leak - No Fire!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 05:45:09 EST
  ...damage through a metal firewall or plate without using a rubber grommet. Grommets are available for all size holes both OD and ID. Cheers...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 19:39:38 -0700
  ...Put a rubber grommet in the hole in the firewall, > and run fuel tubing through it. You can eliminate two connections including > that connector...
• 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: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:40:21 -0600
  ...t have much affect on any engine fire in a vanagon. > > grommet if you wish. I still don't recommend it. > > but we are...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 16:43:22 -0700
  He doesn't want him to run it through a metal-edged hole, he wants him to run it through a grommet. I guess...
• Re: No Start: Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:29:52 -0700
  Water gets in through failed grommets in the tank venting system as well as cracked expansion tanks in the wheel wells. The grommet on...
• 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...
• badges etc - attachment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 07:57:51 -0700
  ...the grommet inserted into body, is part # 865 853 231A. I think they are also used in some badge attachment applications. Mind you, I...
• RE: conduit for your bus?
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 08 May 1995 11:50:19 EST
  ...driver's side, where there were two extra holes, with rubber grommets, so I didn't have to drill to get the wires from...
• Tire wear problem
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 17:10:31 -0700
  While replacing a jug grommet I noted that the passenger side front wheel has severe wear on the inner treads. Would an upper or...
• Re: Gas Tank Blowing Fuel Out When Filled
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:23:01 -0400
  ...Using his suggestion we removed all the rubber grommets (minus the cross over tube units as those were in very tightly and we did...
• Re: gas overflow
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 21:54:12 -0500
  ...Those grommets can be split, the tube can be > split, the spiked endpieces can be cracked and broken. The plastic tube goes > over the...
• Re: Fuel tank ??
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 22:54:27 -0500
  ...There are return lines which go bad, plastic pieces which break, a crossover pipe, and various grommets. Not wanting to do the job again...
• 1977 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Duane Moore
  Fri, 8 Dec 1995 12:23:53 -0700 (MST)
  I have that bad gas smell at the rear of my '77 camper and the top gasket or grommet at the filler/gas cap...
• Re: Where's my fuel tank leaking from?!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 00:27:56 -0400
  ...It usually involves the grommets and the hoses > > and/or crossover piece. Repair kits are available from several on > > line vendors. If you really...
• Re: Shop experience gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 3 Jul 2016 17:50:34 +0000
  ...point that the grommets connect to the tank it's rusted". > I said " you mean there is nothing for grommets to hold to". > He...
• Re: firewall plastic fitting/grommet
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:29:55 EDT
  ...Cover the new hose with the old hose cover so that it goes through the hole in the fire wall or use a grommet...
• Re: leaking gas update and question
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 16:59:58 -0800
  ...If you throw a dab of vaseline on the grommets, you can, without too much difficulty, place the crossover tube in the van where...
• Was fuel leak? Now: appropriate route for fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Sat, 2 Feb 2013 15:23:00 -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: [SPAM] Wahhh!!! The flood gates are open - gas everywhere!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:45:58 -0500
  ...My rubber grommets were in great shape, I used a small > amount > of grease to put the grommets back in. Mine pulled out when...
• Re: fuel tank crossover...
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Partin
  Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:19:01 -0700
  ...Pull up on the > crossover tube fittings where they go into the tank. > The grommets will probably come out with them. > > If you have...
• Re: Where's my fuel tank leaking from?!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 16:40:01 -0700
  ...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: Table leg modification (Loren Bush)
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:17:22 -0800
  Ace hardware also has a selection of grommets. Generally they are stored in boxes in the hardware section. May be worth a shot. It...
• new old member and rusty tanks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Aug 1996 00:15:02 -0800
  ...I bought the filler tank grommet as well as two for the expansion tank tubes. I was planning to drop the tank this weekend...
• Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 4 Mar 2014 14:40:50 -0800
  ...Or maybe solder a new braided copper wire to existing below grommet? I can make a new eyelet out of copper or brass and...
• Re: Where is the dust coming from?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 25 Jun 2023 09:00:54 -0500
  ...Must have a rubber grommet missing from around >> some wire through the firewall. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Jun 24, 2023, at 9...
• Re: Fuel injector test results
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 21:58:24 -0700
  ...When the grommet fails, (or one foolishly tries to save the old grommet), all manner of crap gets in there! images https://picasaweb.google...
• Re: My left foot
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 07:53:33 EST
  Check the speedometer cable grommet in the bulkhead. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe ... How...
• vanagon to Westphalia mud Phlap
  Historical mailing list - Geoff Wilke
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 22:51:07 -0700
  ...How do I locate the holes for the grommets, which accept the pins on the mud flaps. I'd really like to do this...
• Re: Wire routing
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 22 May 1998 13:32:38 -0700
  ...When I get a new battery, I'll run the wire properly through one of the existing rubber grommets in the bottom of the...
• Re: Bus Depot; mailorder reminders
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 13:28:53 -0400
  ...But when I opened the box yesterday 1) the vent cover was > b/o, and 2) > the rubber grommet pictured with the pump > (http...
• V'gon Hand Brake Cable Q
  Historical mailing list
  20 Dec 96 05:45:28 PST
  ...There is what appears to be rubber grommet there above the gas tank. Bentley says nothing about the cable at all. Haynes just says...
• WhatsItCalled
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:34:18 -0400
  ...I lost one of those rubber like grommet boot things to the inside of the body. What are those rubber things the sign plugs...
• Re: Gas odor after fill-up => More possibilities
  Historical mailing list - kenstich
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 21:40:58 -0600
  ...I think though, that if any of the three tank grommets, the fuel filler neck grommet (huge) or the sender o-ring were faulty...
• Re: Request Help On Antenna Installation
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 16 Nov 1994 13:07:29 CST6CDT
  ...Unscrew the antenna nut and pull the antenna down into the headlight area, the grommet will pop out but don't worry. 4. Pull...
• Re: Water in fuel. (85 westy)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 15:42:12 -0800
  If the tank was replaced properly - that is, using new seals, grommets, and hose - the next place to look might be the vapor tanks...
• Grommet
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:13:40 -0000
  I just spotted that my right rubber piece ( looking from the back) protecting the wires going from the body to the rear door was...
• Re: gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:52:20 -0700
  ...You know you have to deal with the grommets and connector tubes when it smells like gas after you do this. Richard A Jones...
• Re: Left over parts....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 10:09:34 -0700
  ...Mark Kenneth Lewis wrote: > Greetings, > > I had two grommets leftover (N90100501) from the gas tank sealing kit. Are these for a different model (mine...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:45:37 -0500
  ...Put a rubber grommet in the hole in the firewall, and run fuel tubing through it. You can eliminate two connections including that connector...
• Re: Reccomendations on car cover for Vanagon wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Tue, 8 Apr 2014 09:46:56 -0700
  ...Fit is nice and it came with extra grommets for the security cable or the addition of an antenna hole. Since it stayed on...
• Re: Where is the dust coming from?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 24 Jun 2023 22:33:19 -0500
  ...Must have a rubber grommet missing from around some wire through the firewall. Jim Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 24, 2023, at 9...
• Fuel Gauge
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 3 Aug 2011 11:18:45 -0400
  ...has broken? When I resealed all my tank fittings with new grommets, the sender did not appear damaged and worked but historically, it's...
• New fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Wed, 22 May 2002 16:56:58 -0500
  I've just received my new fuel tank and sending unit with all grommets and seals from Bus Depot for my '87 Westy. Is...
• Gas tank replacement
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:49:30 -0700
  ...fixed with epoxy paste 2) when popping in one of the breather fittings, I managed to push the grommet into the tank. duh. take...
• Re: Table leg modification (Loren Bush)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:44:11 -0700
  ...I have seen on Westy with a grommet in that location, a '91 and the owner said it came to her that way so...
• Re: Fuel Tank Re-Seal Kit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:30:46 -0400
  ...The very best recommended scenario is to change the tank and all related hoses, clamps, grommets, crossover tube assembly and sender for new quality...
• Re: A/C Hose replacement
  Historical mailing list - kathy jacobs
  Sat, 29 Jul 2000 18:14:07 -0400
  ...I ended up neatly cutting the big grommets on one side, slipped the grommets on the hose. I lubricated them with WD-40 and...
• Crossover Pipe HELP
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:23:42 -0800
  ...May I suggest we as a group start saving the white plastic adapters that fit in the grommet on the gas tanks. That part...
• 85 Westy front left antenna missing rubber grommet?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 20:58:04 -0400
  Is the antenna on this rig supposed to have a rubber "washer" between the black plastic base and the rig? (Original antenna) Mine's...
• Re: Van Covers?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Thu, 22 May 2003 19:27:04 -0400
  ...high winds or thunderstorms (even when secured, I've had the grommets tear out). If you live in an area with freezing temps in...
• Fuel tank small filler neck seal needed...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:49:58 -0700
  ...was curious if you had any gas tank filler neck >seals/grommets. I bought a kit on ebay and everything >will fit except the...