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fuel expansion tank hose
Historical mailing list - brett rueff
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:08:47 +0000
...During the process of changing the fuel tank and generally replacing all the fuel lines one of the nipples on my expansion tanks broke...
Re: fuel expansion tank hose
Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:37:46 +0000
...fuel expansion tank hose > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Hi Gang. > During the process of changing the fuel tank and generally replacing all the...
Fuel expansion tank - bypassing?
Historical mailing list - Zach White
Fri, 27 Aug 2004 23:51:37 +0000
...In the process, I broke the fuel expansion tank. I got a new one from the junkyard, but I couldn't get any without...
Re: Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:08:15 -0800
...The top of the filler pipe is higher than the tank so I"m thinking that at least the fuel expansion tank hoses would...
fuel expansion tank
Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
Thu, 4 Apr 2002 22:01:39 EST
i was replacing the lines that run from the gas tank to the fuel expansion tanks under the front wheel wells. one of the...
Re: Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:13:59 -0700
One of the various things I tried to use to replace my damaged plastic lines to the expansion tanks was regular 'ol fuel line...
WTB fuel expansion tank valves
Historical mailing list - Damon Lowe
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:05:19 -0400
Well, the JB Weld didn't hold up for one of my "float" valves from my fuel expansion tanks so I was hoping someone...
Re: Reassembly has begun
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:22:44 -0700
I'd suggest some Vanagons still have the original braided hose from vapour expansion tanks to fuel tank. The expansion tank gets hammered with...
Re: Fuel filler tube grommet
Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:06:05 -0400
I just today removed the passenger side expansion tank of my parts van and it was not necessary to remove the fuel tank filler...
Re: Fuel expansion?
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:09:33 -0800
...Fuel expansion? > There is a plastic tank located under the drivers side with about three > hose coming off of it. Is this a fuel...
Fuel Tank R&R
Historical mailing list - Christopher
Sat, 10 Jun 2006 23:17:53 -0700
I did my fuel tank R&R this weekend and replace all the seals/grommets that I received in the repair kit. All in...
Re: Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:47:51 -0400
...When I fill up, I get fuel leaking out of the cloth-covered line that is at the end of the expansion tanks on...
Re: '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 25 Aug 2020 11:49:26 -0700
...Possible points where debris might enter fuel tank: - failed tank seals - failed seal at expansion tank(s) ID of nipples from the expansion tank...
Re: Need a fuel expansion tank (drivers)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:30:50 EST
...So if anyone has one, please let me know. > > i have fuel expansion tanks FS chris
Re: Driving without fuel expansion tanks hooked up?
Historical mailing list - Taeke
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:56:35 -0400
...However I currently have my fuel expansion tanks out while waiting on some "float" valves that broke while doing a tank reseal. Will I...
Re: broke fuel expansion vent valve
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:40:42 -0700
...broke fuel expansion vent valve >I thought I'd remove the expansion tanks, since I'm removing my fuel > tank, and clean out all...
Re: Whining Fuel Pump/gas tank anatomy 82 westy
Historical mailing list - Kw
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 22:53:36 -0700
...I removed the tank and replaced all my tank seals, gaskets, and expansion tank seals and fuel lines. The expansion tank seals are located...
Re: Fuel expansion?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:28:50 -0400
Thes are fuel expansion/ vapor recovery tanks, located in each front wheelwell. Strictly junkyard items only, AFAIK. The top valve and seal are both...
Re: Fuel filler tube grommet
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:47:17 -0600
...It appears to be necessary to remove the fuel tank >> filler >> tube to gain access to the right side expansion tank. Question is, >> if...
Re: Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:01:57 -0400
...higher than the tank so I"m thinking > > that at least the fuel expansion tank hoses would fill with fuel when > > filler pipe filled...
Fuel filler tube grommet
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:49:19 -0400
...It appears to be necessary to remove the fuel tank filler tube to gain access to the right side expansion tank. Question is, if...
Re: Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:23:48 -0400
...higher than the tank so I"m thinking > that at least the fuel expansion tank hoses would fill with fuel when > filler pipe filled...
Re: WTB 2WD Expansion tank and filler neck
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 16:22:41 -0500
...I was looking for the late model fuel filler neck and the fuel expansion tank from a non-syncro (passenger side if there is...
Re: Fuel expansion tank - bypassing? -- UPDATE
Historical mailing list - Zach White
Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:08:38 +0000
...In the process, I broke the fuel expansion tank. > I got > a new one from the junkyard, but I couldn't get any without...
Re: gas tank replacement
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Thu, 14 Jul 2005 12:10:32 -0400
...expansion tanks via bad gaskets , and then down to the gas tank and into your fuel filter. I think this can cause premature fuel...
Re: Diesel expansion tank?
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Thu, 5 Jul 2001 16:07:04 -0700
It is an expansion tank for the main fuel tank. There is a matching one on the driver's side. Mike Snow > > Behind the...
Re: Fuel Expansion Tank Valve Grommet: Use PCV Grommet?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:49:29 -0700
...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1013_293/fuel_expansion_tankgas_tank_g rommet.html but for if someone were in a...
WTB 2WD Fuel Expansion tank and Battery Cover
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Tue, 4 Feb 2003 12:47:12 -0500
Hi Volks, I am looking for the drivers side fuel expansion tank from a 1980 to 1991 2WD Vanagon, and the passenger side battery...
Fuel expansion?
Historical mailing list - Slloth
Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:54:19 -0700
There is a plastic tank located under the drivers side with about three hose coming off of it. Is this a fuel expansion tank...
broke fuel expansion vent valve
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:29:48 -0400
I thought I'd remove the expansion tanks, since I'm removing my fuel tank, and clean out all the accumulated dirt above/behind...
Re: Fuel filler tube grommet
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:06:10 -0700
...It appears to be necessary to remove the fuel tank >> filler >> tube to gain access to the right side expansion tank. Question is, if...
Re: Gurgling fuel expansion tanks
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:55:38 -0400
...Gurgling fuel expansion tanks I got a few answers on this one BUUUT: Even though it has been hot here in SoCal in the...
Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:27:41 -0700
...http://tinyurl.com/yzff5ew and other end at expansion tank, show signs of fuel weeping (stains) when tank filled near top of filler pipe...
Driving without fuel expansion tanks hooked up?
Historical mailing list - Damon Lowe
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:00:42 -0400
...However I currently have my fuel expansion tanks out while waiting on some "float" valves that broke while doing a tank reseal. Will I...
Marvelous! Mysterious! But what's wrong with my e...
Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:27:12 -0700
...Wheel spray in the wheel well gets on top of the expansion tank, drains into expansion tank, into fuel lines, into gas tank. Check...
Re: 3 gas tanks
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:01:49 -0500
...The wheels kick up gravel and it get into the gas tank,through the expansion tanks. Are you changing fuel flters often?.
more fuel leaks
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 09:12:02 -0400
...The braided fuel piece that makes the bend an goes from the expansion tank nipple to the metal line, is that standard 7mm fuel...
Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM (kind of long)
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Tue, 5 Jun 2012 21:27:56 -0600
...New Fuel Tank > 2. All new tank grommets, clamps, and hoses > 3. Had to by bass the Pass side expansion tank (because it was...
Fuel expansion/vapor return system
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sat, 6 Jun 2009 13:33:15 -0700
...accommodate the dip in the tank it but it isn't particularly clear to me why the expansion tanks themselves are necessary...? Cya, Robert
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
On the expansion tanks, it seems there are two different versions of them - one has a plastic fuel line molded onto the tank itself...
Fuel Expansion Tank Valve Grommet: Use PCV Grommet?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:38:36 -0700
...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1013_293/fuel_expansion_tankgas_tank_grommet.html but for if someone were in a pinch...
Fix tank expansion system without a complete rework?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:00:20 -0800
Can one access the expansion tanks for the main fuel tank without removing the whole thing? If there's a halfway measure I could...
Re: Driving without fuel expansion tanks hooked up?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:35:55 -0400
...However I currently have my fuel expansion tanks out while waiting on some "float" valves that broke while doing a tank reseal. Will I...
Re: '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:32:01 -0700
...debris might enter fuel tank: > > - failed tank seals > - failed seal at expansion tank(s) > > ID of nipples from the expansion tank might clog before...
Evaporative Emission Canister? (re: Fuel Expansion Tank)
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sun, 25 Aug 2019 08:15:04 -0700
...I had never heard of the fuel expansion tank until a few months ago, when it came up here. Now I want to replace...
2WD Passenger Side Saddle Tank
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:10:25 -0400
...One 2wd fuel expansion tank can be fit in the front wheel arch, to which is attached a fuel tank breather (or breathers). The...
Re: Oh Crap, busted my fuel expansion tank
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:58:51 -0400
...Oh Crap, busted my fuel expansion tank So I dropped my gas tank today and in the process broke one of the nipples to...
blinking coolant light -- opinions on diagnosis needed
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Sun, 9 Sep 2007 12:03:12 -0700
...Thin bit of coolant on the front lip of the expansion tank (left side of engine, not the overflow). Level in expansion tank looked...
Re: gas leak
Historical mailing list - Eric and Marica
Tue, 5 Aug 2003 22:38:52 -0600
...There are overflow/expansion hoses and tanks that come out of the top of the fuel tank. If any of the hoses or seals...
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: Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:20:03 -0800
...it says that one should tilt the > each valve "tilt each expansion tank valve" -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: fuel expansion issue
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 17 May 2004 15:13:14 -0700
...westfalia and i am having a hard time removing the fuel expansion tank..i have unscrewed the one nut that is easy to see...
Re: Gurgling fuel expansion tanks
Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:17:19 -0700
...Why would my expansion tanks burp and gargle??? I still do suspect a fuel pressure problem and will try to check that ASAP. Searching...
Cracks in Fuel Expansion tanks
Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
Wed, 1 May 2019 22:47:18 +0000
...I saw some cracks starting to develop on my Fuel Expansion tanks.I lightly sanded and wipe away dust. I then used Loctite Plumber...
Re: [subaruvanagon] Gas Tank Hoses
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:00:02 -0500
...to allow expansion space for the fuel, to pass fuel vapors back to the charcoal canister, and to spit fuel up into the filler...
Re: broke fuel expansion vent valve
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:42:14 -0700
...I couldn't find any sources for new expansion tanks either. > > To clarify, I did not damage the tank itself, I broke off the...
Driver's side fuel expansion tank rollover valve nipple orientation
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Sat, 11 Nov 2017 16:09:35 -0600
My rollover valve's grommet was rotted on the driver's side fuel expansion tank. Got new grommet, but not sure which direction the...
Re: 2WD Passenger Side Saddle Tank
Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 09:16:46 -0500
...One 2wd > fuel expansion tank can be fit in the front wheel arch, to > which is attached a fuel tank breather (or breathers). The...
Re: Need fuel expansion tank valve-rollovers.
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:26:55 -0700
...Need fuel expansion tank valve Anyone got one lying around? I had to replace my crushed gas tank and of course installed the reseal...
Re: Clog in fuel tank outlet
Historical mailing list - Neil
Sun, 4 Apr 2021 12:25:24 -0700
...This allowed dirt into expansion tank and may've allowed a bit to get into tank although those hoses from expansion tank to fuel...