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• Re: fuel tank replacement
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 21:52:49 -0400
  ...Or you can bite the bullet and drop the tank to have a better look >at everything (hose, fittings, fill and vent grommets, sender...
• Re: Gas tank replace question
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Feb 2024 16:40:50 +0000
  ...New paint or undercoating, replace hoses and grommets, reinstall and have your mechanic, or you, pressure test it.  Then be on your way. It...
• Re: reality check
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 23:15:59 EST
  ...So far rebuit Diesel Engine + Install $1300, Rear Brakes including new drums & lines $300, New shift base/grommets $50, and the list goes on...
• Re: gas tank and jump seat questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 08:43:57 -0800
  ...without dropping the gas tank? (I know, I should have all > grommets replaced and the lines as well and I will.......as soon as...
• Re: need advice on repair
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:46:00 -0500
  ...They did, but then had to > order grommets from Germany. So 2 weeks later - they have it all > put together. > I call today and...
• Alignment in the desert
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 10:59:30 -0800
  I was addressing leaks in the expansion tank rubber grommets on my 2wd 84 tintop while camping in the southwest desert and I saw...
• Re: Fwd: Need advice on a van cover...
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Fri, 2 May 2008 19:15:17 -0400
  ...Good fit overall, with a cable that runs under the middle of the vehicle and attaches to the cover's grommets to securely keep...
• Re: Fuel Tank Re-Seal Kit
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:01:55 -0700
  ...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: extreme gas leak!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 May 2010 15:37:50 -0700
  ...there are vent grommets on top of the fuel tank, and vent lines. they commonly leak, and when you top off the tank ....you...
• Re: Propane tubing
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Sun, 24 May 2015 09:22:25 -0400
  ...Protect all area of contact with grommets/sleeves. If you reuse an existing grommet that's no longer flexible can open it up a...
• Fuel Expansion Tank Valve Grommet: Use PCV Grommet?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:38:36 -0700
  ...I'm looking at Dorman products (Some Dorman products sold as "HELP") and see various PCV grommets that might work: http://www.dormanproducts.com...
• Re: Fwd: Fuel Tank Overflow Hoses//EXPANSION TANK LINES
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 17:20:31 -0800
  ...So you may have to >| buy the whole unit from VW for about $32.00, including grommets for the two >| ends each on the...
• Re: Fuel Tank Grommets/Plastic Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:56:54 -0400
  Also, I just wanted to point out, apart from doing the gas tank, you should really do the fuel lines in the engine compartment...
• How To: syncro fuel tank removal
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 11:20:23 -0800
  ...You can acually fix the grommets and roll-over valves by just pulling the tank down about 1/2 way. as for parts- two...
• Re: 3 gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:40:34 -0700
  ...Also, I need the grommets for the expansion tanks not the actual gas tank. -----Original Message----- From: jon [mailto:jon@kenneke.com] Sent: Tuesday...
• Re: Shady Boy awning, US dollars
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 11:38:36 EST
  ...Take the tent poles to the two outer grommets and guy them with a line and peg each. If the direction of the guy...
• fs 1981 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 19:08:19 EDT
  ...fuel lines, fuel pump, dis cap, rotor, points, condenser, fuel filter, afm, fuel line and grommets above tank, newer tank, shifter bushings, rear bumper...
• Re: Water in the Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 30 Jun 2023 22:41:46 -0400
  Where did you get your grommets from? Wondering why they seemed more substantial. Eric Caron > On Jun 30, 2023, at 12:23 AM, Gabriel...
• Fuel tank adventure (long)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:10:59 -0700
  ...Really helps! Also, when trying to pull out the filler neck, use some gloves - - your thumb will thank you! And as for those grommets...
• Re: NLA VW Parts
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 14:48:10 -0400
  Actual VW crank/engine oil seals? Breather towers? fuel overflow grommets and hose kits.....all of these are made aftermarket now, but just saying...
• 82 Westy 2.0L Need Engine Parts
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Thu, 20 May 2010 12:50:01 -0700
  ...Also need the grommets that go on top of the fuel tank, since it leaks when I fill her up and needs to pass...
• Re: Vitrifrigo vs Norcold: noise and power?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:12:11 -0700
  ...I can say that mounted with Sorbothane pads underneath and rubber > grommets on the screws on the front panel I have virtually no noise...
• Gas Tank Blowing Fuel Out When Filled
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:30:42 -0400
  ...Could it be that they did not install one of the 3 rubber grommets properly? Or Could it be something with the expansion tanks...
• Re: AWNING
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 24 May 2002 21:26:03 -0400
  ...the tarp from flapping in wind tends to pull out the grommets. Actually, sewing a line into that side of the tarp would cure...
• gas tank seal failue
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 21:05:07 -0700
  Six months ago I replaced hoses,grommets and seals on my gas tank. This weekend while filling with gas failure of a seal was...
• 15" wheels - what about spare?
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:00:13 -0500
  ...compartment - plus whatever else it needs in the way of seals/grommets to the fuel tank. They had five or six Westys in for...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 8 Dec 2016 20:30:24 -0500
  ...the expansion tank rubber >> grommets on my 84 were useless, and those expansion tanks are >> perfectly positioned in the wheel wells to collect water...
• Re: My first trip in the hand painted westy - shifting/clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:36:03 -0700
  ...bits that were leaking were the 5mm hose sections, not the grommets. So, if I were to do it again, I would try the...
• Dropping the fuel tank (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Lee Wood
  Wed, 3 May 2000 15:59:42 -0700
  ...The old, stiff rubber grommets made it too difficult. You may try dribbling a strong soapy water solution on them before you try pulling...
• Re: squeak squeak
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:45:26 -0500
  I've found that the suspension grommets on the strut rods, stabilizer bar all contribute to the squeaking. I know that when I shoot...
• Re: fuel tank sealing
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:22:41 -0800
  List, Why not forget all those grommets, have the tank boiled out and braze on some flat plate with steel tubes so that you...
• Re: Power mirror conversion how to??
  Historical mailing list - Hahn Rossman
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 23:42:02 -0800
  ...Its a lot harder to get the harnesses with their special grommets installed correctly in the doors than to figure out the wiring. The...
• 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...
• Re: Awning advice
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Mon, 25 May 2015 19:00:28 -0600
  ...We ordered four stakes and four poles, and had Jonce put in grommets on the bus-side corners of the awning � indispensable if you...
• Fw: Re: Westy Awnings?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 10:10:59 -0800
  ...A couple of grommets in the >opposite edhem and you either tie it to trees or scrounge 2 old tent poles. >Downside is that...
• Re: Want advice on awning
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sun, 11 May 2003 01:38:20 -0500
  ...Three grommets were sewn into the outside edge--for the tent poles ( I extend the center one a bit longer so the canvas will...
• Re: Infamous Vanagon Fuel Leak - No Fire!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 05:45:09 EST
  ...through a metal firewall or plate without using a rubber grommet. Grommets are available for all size holes both OD and ID. Cheers, Frank...
• Re: 87 Vanagon GL Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:02:18 EDT
  ...The grommets on top of the tank dry out and cause the leaks. There are 3 small ones and one large one for the...
• Re: Gas Tank Leak
  Historical mailing list - Wade Yorke
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 20:56:03 -0300
  ...The hose from the vent tanks in the front wheel wells pushes into these grommets. While you are at it you may as well...
• Re: Bentley Manual for Vanagon USELESS?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 07:27:33 -0700
  ...Silicone or soap the grommets . When the tank is up, you reach in and push the crossover vent lines into the grommets. It's...
• Re: Thunk-Thunk in Front
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 07:36:54 -0700
  John, Mine has two pins on top and two on the bottom (one at each corner, essentially), and there are rubber grommets on each...
• 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: Resealing gas tank
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:36:34 -0700
  ...Rubber is generally considered a wear item, so the grommets on the tanks going to pieces fifteen-plus years after manufacture might be exasperating...
• Westy Tent Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 21:11:23 -0500
  ...White Stripe Other is yellow/orange same as sides Many rubber grommets Approx. 2" rubber seal on the yellow/orange door Screen in Doors...
• Re: 1988 Westy - fuel leaks upon fill up
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 10:45:59 -0400
  ...Drop the tank and replace all the grommets and fuel line and add clamps to all the lines. When your done no leaks and...
• Re: gas tank and jump seat questions
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 12:07:25 -0500
  ...without dropping the gas tank? (I know, I should have all >grommets replaced and the lines as well and I will.......as soon as...
• Fuel gauge sending unit resistance
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:13:15 -0500
  ...I took the gas tank out of my "91 GL recently to replace the grommets and for future reference measured the resistance of the...
• Re: New Product - Fuel Tank Crossover Pipe Assy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 19:58:31 -0600
  ...I'm gonna install one of these on > my 84 GL that so desperately needs one (& two grommets - Airhead/VWG makes > those too!). No...
• Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Wind Warrior
  Wed, 13 May 1998 19:35:23 -0700
  ...The cylinders also appear to be rusty, how much is too much? One of the rubber grommets was not properly seated and looks somewhat...
• 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...
• Fuel tank pieces
  Historical mailing list - Pablo E. Bonilla Fern�ndez
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:43:31 -0600
  There are two y-shaped plastic pieces that go inside the rubber fuel grommets on top of the Vanagon fuel tank. These pieces hold...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:35:36 -0700
  ...mount the switch under the rear seat and you'd only need a couple feet of wire, run through one of the bulkhead grommets...
• Re: [T2] Gas leak
  Historical mailing list - Nemo, the Bus Captain
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 17:27:56 -0800
  ...Put the grommets back into the tank and use a little silicone grease to get the vent lines to easily insert into the grommets...
• Re: T-Pipe at the gas intake?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:27:30 -0700
  ...The tubes go into the top of the tank through grommets and a couple of tubes attach to metal tubes on the tank. The...
• QUESTIONS: WHAT DO THESE PARTS DO? 83.5 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Sun, 2 May 1999 22:10:57 -0700
  ...leaking gas tank when filling, grommets/hoses?, Does parts come only in a kit or seperate items? You know the area and parts needed...
• Westy screw caps
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 14 May 2003 06:30:48 -0700
  ...the latch mechanism on the wing windows, various stainless steel fittings, grommets for passing electrical wires thru bodywork bulkheads, etc.. Good reasons to shop...
• Re: When little Jobs Go Wrong
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:15:31 -0800
  ...Now the original wiring was run > through rubber grommets and tubes from the doors into the > dash area. I'm thinking maybe it is...
• Re: Fuel leaks/smell
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 08:39:35 -0500
  ...Also, be sure to buy new grommets, very important to make installation easy. When you install the hose, grease the bottom of each "Y...
• Re: Replacing the gas tank, the Bus Depot way....
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 13:02:35 -0400
  ...We get the gaskets, grommets, etc. from VW anyway, so the discount if ordering from me or any aftermarket vendor will be minimal compared...
• Re: Fuel Tank Reseal Kit Update
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 11:55:34 -0500
  ...Fuel Tank Reseal Kit Update > > > On 12/1/04 8:58 PM, "Nick Feickert" <thesuperflydisco@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > > Guess what I discovered??? > > The grommets...