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• Re: Rear hatch grommet
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:28:04 +0000
  http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1299_165/rear_hatch_grommet_passenger_side.html <-- Passenger's Side http://www.van-cafe.com...
• fuel filler grommet seal
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:02:42 -0600
  I'm replacing the fuel filler grommet because mine was leaking when the tank was full or when I parked on a slant. Too...
• Rear hatch grommet
  Historical mailing list - Donald Pelava
  Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:18:32 -0400
  Hello, Does anyone have a part number or source for the grommet which encloses the right top electric/glass-wiper fluid lines on the...
• Help Installing German mudflaps from Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:54:07 -0800
  ...The lower bracket seems straightforward, but the grommet/stud installation has me stumped. I assume I drill into the rubber to install the pointed...
• Re: fuel filler grommet seal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:28:38 -0700
  ...fuel filler grommet seal I'm replacing the fuel filler grommet because mine was leaking when the tank was full or when I parked...
• Re: Fuel Expansion Tank Valve Grommet: Use PCV Grommet?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:49:29 -0700
  ...Fuel Expansion Tank Valve Grommet: Use PCV Grommet? Hi all. Van-cafe has these: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1013_293...
• are grommets for USA mudflaps available?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 19:25:40 EDT
  ...The grommets are similar to the rubber wire grommets you use when snaking wires through the body--but the mudflap grommet is sturdier. Turns...
• Re: Rear hatch grommet update
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 08:53:39 -0400
  ...It's on a page with 23 other grommets/boots. Yrs, d On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 7:34 AM, Steven Shelton <shelton4...
• Re: Part number for Westy mudflaf grommets
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 18:17:11 -0400
  ...We had to customize it a bit, and the plastic grommets didn't match up either. Go Westy sells the plastic grommets for under...
• Re: front mudflap installation tip
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 13:42:48 EDT
  ...The grommets work sort of like a plastic anchor. As the pin from the mudflap enters the grommet the part of the grommet that...
• Re: Help Installing German mudflaps from Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:04:33 -0800
  ...Once the pointed end of the stud is screwed into the mudflap there's enough leverage to slip the stud end into the grommet...
• Re: Wire harness grommet at Firewall
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 18:52:29 +0200
  Go find a suitable grommet on the wrecking yard. I had to enlarge the hole a bit and use the A4 Starter cable grommet...
• Re: Fuel Expansion Tank Valve Grommet: Use PCV Grommet?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:59:45 -0700
  ...The grommet is NLA so Van cafe must have sourced a grommet from somewhere. It's one of those parts a newb or even...
• Re: firewall plastic fitting/grommet
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:12:59 -0700
  ...What I found was in the largest in a grommet assortment (about a dozen various-size for a couple of bucks) at Advance Auto...
• Re: Gas Tank Groms
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 17:08:49 -0700
  ...Some REAL early 80s era Vans also had the same grommet from the Filler Breather to the Filler Pipe. N90100501 Grommet 23x35 - Goes on...
• Re: Grommet install gas tank expansion ?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 10:28:23 -0800
  Install the grommet into the tank first. Mark Don Hanson wrote: >....... > In which order should I install that? Should I put it onto the...
• Fuel Expansion Tank Valve Grommet: Use PCV Grommet?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:38:36 -0700
  ...I don't know how thick the OEM grommet is though. Since a PCV grommet is likely rated for oil, would it be ok...
• Part number for Westy mudflaf grommets
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 13:28:03 -0700
  Hello, I am trying to find out the part number for the little plastic grommets that the factory mudflap on the Westy goes into...
• Re: firewall plastic fitting/grommet
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:47:38 -0700
  re "since the plastic fitting thru the firewall is no longer available and the grommet that was substituted isn't available either--he cannot...
• Re: Mud Flap replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:33:09 -0700
  its a screw into special grommet arrangement. The steel cored plastic grommet goes into body. The headless (but has a slot) screw goes into...
• Re: tips needed for grommet install
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 18 May 2017 18:25:52 -0400
  ...I showed him my grommet and he determined my problem. the hatch on my 85 has two grommets. on the passenger side with the...
• Re: tips needed for grommet install
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 18 May 2017 21:57:39 -0400
  ...On the > drivers side with wiper pump and hose the grommet holes are round. > > My new grommet is for the passenger side. > > I think...
• rubber grommets and paypal
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 11:13:17 -0700
  ...Do these grommets pull stright out and do the hoses simply slide through the grommets and you carefully push the new grommets in place...
• Re: Grommet for fuel hole in fire wall
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:55:30 -0700
  ...But an excellent "grommet" is a circle of slit fuel hose; it's better than any rubber grommet sold, and custom fit for the...
• Leaky Gas tank - Part 3
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 21:47:41 -0500
  ...It's leaking around the filler neck grommet. It's a new grommet. The tank and filler neck seem to be in good shape...
• 1991 westy - van repaint messed up front windshield wiper grommets
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilleran
  Mon, 13 Feb 2023 21:22:37 +0000
  ...I was not paying attention and ripped the grommets on the front windshield wipers - essentially taking the top half off and the bottom half...
• Re: Grommet for fuel hole in fire wall
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:09:46 -0400
  ...But an excellent "grommet" is a circle of slit fuel hose; it's better than any rubber grommet sold, and custom fit for the...
• Re: gas overflow
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:08:24 -0700
  ...And it was not the grommet. It was one of the plactic pipes that fit into the grommet... So, I had to take the...
• Re: 82 Vanagon Gas Tank Seal/Installation Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:26:17 -0400
  ...Taking a closer look at the grommet from the top of the vent tank, yes it does look like that black goo was originally...
• Re: Wire harness grommet at Firewall
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:06:00 -0700
  failed to get a new grommet... I'd suggest doing this.. Get a bicycle inner tube with right size (rather small), cut a piece...
• Re: Grommet for fuel hole in fire wall
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 01:21:45 +0000
  ...But an excellent "grommet" is a circle of slit fuel hose; it's better than any rubber grommet sold, and custom fit for the...
• Re: Jumping Grommets!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 18 May 2000 18:29:33 +0200
  If the grommets just fell down, they should be lying in the engine compartment! The shaft is open in the bottom, unless your 84...
• gas overflow
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:09:01 -0400
  ...Can someone tell me what I am looking at (no pun intended)? Do the expansion tank hoses simply insert into the grommets, or over...
• They're baaaack - Fuel Tank crossover tubes
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:09:42 -0800
  ...FYI - the tube did not come with the grommets, so if you order one, make sure you order the grommets as well. New crossover...
• Re: firewall plastic fitting/grommet
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:58:01 -0400
  ...firewall plastic fitting/grommet > > >> Don't replace it. Take the fitting off, install a rubber grommet, extend >> your fuel line through the grommet, job...
• Re: tips needed for grommet install
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 18 May 2017 22:12:33 -0400
  ...I need the passenger side round grommet. mine was destroyed by the hose leaking there in the grommet. My Driver’s side is in...
• Re: Rear hatch grommet update
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:36:43 -0400
  ...asking for a rear hatch grommet update. > > Chris from T3 wrote me and only had the oval grommet for the driver’s > side. round...
• Re: Grommet for Roof?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:38:48 -0700
  > Is there any kind of grommet available to fit the vanagon roof? I've got a hole drilled in it and there are two...
• Re: Fuel filler tube grommet
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:06:05 -0400
  ...Fuel filler tube grommet > I'm in the process of replacing the grommets for the check valves in the > expansion tanks. It appears to...
• Fuel injector electrical terminal rubber grommet replacement
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 12 May 2004 22:14:46 -0300
  Does anyone have any idea how to replace the rubber grommet that seals the fuel injector electrical terminal? I looked in my Bentley and...
• Re: gas tank and jump seat questions
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 12:07:25 -0500
  ...I was then able to remove the old grommet and install a new one. I used a small amount of vasoline around the outer...
• Re: Fuel filler tube grommet
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:06:10 -0700
  I have re-used filler neck grommets and they've been fine. It's really good neoprene , seems to me. get the tank down...
• 82 Vanagon Gas Tank Seal/Installation Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 01:51:17 -0400
  ...This tank is designed for the 68 mm fuel filler grommet for use with the 58 mm fuel filler tube. I noticed that the...
• Wire harness grommet at Firewall
  Historical mailing list - Bruno Walser
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:56:47 -0400
  ...I was not able to reuse the old grommet. Thus the new wires go now through the fire wall without a grommet and the...
• Jumping Grommets!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 18 May 2000 07:39:28 -0500
  ...each grill has two fingers that go into holes into the body flange, and the holes have grommets to snug up the fingers... anyhow...
• Fuel filler tube grommet
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:49:19 -0400
  I'm in the process of replacing the grommets for the check valves in the expansion tanks. It appears to be necessary to remove...
• reinstalling gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:24:19 -0800
  ...I installed the grommets in the tank, the crossover tube to the chassis, mounted up the tank, then pushed the crossover pipe connectors through...
• Re: 86 GL - Gas Tank Problem
  Historical mailing list - Garth Woolstenhulme
  Sun, 20 Oct 1996 20:12:41 -0700
  ...The Vanagon gas tank has 4 grommets(Bentley calls them gaskets). Two grommets hold lines leading to your 2 expansion tanks, one grommet holds...
• Grommet for Roof?
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:22:21 -0700
  Is there any kind of grommet available to fit the vanagon roof? I've got a hole drilled in it and there are two...
• Re: Where's my fuel tank leaking from?!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 11:19:11 -0700
  On 4/8/10, John Meeks <vanagon@gmail.com> wrote: > When replacing the crossover pipe seals, it's WAY easier to install the > grommet...
• Re: Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 08:54:49 -0700
  ...Turns out a rubber grommet of some kind had been disgorged by a gas pump at the local Texaco. At certain times, the grommet...
• 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
  ...All new tank grommets, clamps, and hoses > 3. Had to by bass the Pass side expansion tank (because it was broken) - so > tank is...
• Re: Headlight relays and wire routing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:25:58 -0800
  ...There are lots of >grommets there, my favorite being the speedo cable grommet--lots of room to >run stuff through. >Best, >bmc :) >Ben McCafferty...
• Re: I'm back and loving it...but smell gas in the front...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:24:11 -0700
  If all tank seals were done along with the expansion tank grommets etc., maybe time has taken it's toll. Like under normal circumstances...
• Re: New Gas Tank Install on '85
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 17:47:30 -0400
  I always clean and lightly lubricate my fuel tank grommets, o-rings and lines/fittings with Dow Corning silicone grease. I pre-position the...
• Fuel expansion/overflow tank grommets
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:27:21 -0800
  ...Sadly the grommets in the top of my fuel expansion tanks have totally deteriorated, one of them appears to have split in two several...
• Re: Grommet install gas tank expansion ?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 12:45:28 -0700
  Grommet into Tank 1st ~ A little Vaseline or Dawn on ID of Grommet & OD of Valve & it Should slide in without much trouble ~ Remounting...
• Re: Squeeking Noise Passenger Front
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 09:31:31 EST
  Could be the Rubber Fuel tank grommets and pads are bad. My squeak turned out to be my fuel tank. The tank is supported...
• Re: Hose cover at top of rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 18 Mar 2016 10:43:02 -0700
  ...Check the online vendors, use the word grommet in your search.
• Westy Fresh water tank.... grommets
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 15:48:38 -0400
  Good afternoon, Does anyone happen to know what type of rubber grommets are used on the side of the fresh water westy tank for...