tHANKS FOR THAT! My husband was planning on dropping our tank today to
replace the hose and grommlets. We have a new tank, but he didn't replace
these when he replaced the tank. So I can't fill it all the way, due to it
spilling out!
Kathy AND Lonnie Jacobs
87 Vanagon GL
www.sevwc.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
To: <
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: Dropping the fuel tank

> At 9:28 AM -0700 5/3/00, Karl Wolz wrote:
> >I am about to attempt replacing the sending unit on my fuel tank ('85).
> >I've tried doing this before on a van I was parting out, and couldn't get
> >the carrier straps off since they seemed to need to swing all of the way
> >down in order to release the tank.  Do I need to elevate the van to the
> >point that the straps will swing all the way down, or is there a trick to
> >this.
>
> No.  I was able to remove those rails on my '82 with the front end
> elevated only about 18".  The trick for me was to let them down as
> far as they would go then swing the forward end inboard or outboard
> jiggling them away until they released at the rear.  Took only 5 or
> 10 seconds of jiggling per rail to do this.
>
> >While I'm at it, anything else I should look for?
>
> I'd check the condition of your fuel vent hoses, rubber tank
> grommets, and relevant clamps while the tank is down.  Easy to do
> with the tank out, and the stuff's cheap.  And you may want to clean
> and paint the outside of the tank with anti-rust paint while it's out
> if you haven't already.
>
> Have fun!  (heh.)
>
> T.
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> Tobin Copley   Bowen Island, BC, Canada              tobin.copley@ubc.ca
>
> '82 westy 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
> '97 son Russell                                   =============
> '99 daughter Margaret                            /_| |__| |__|:| clatter
> 1995: 'Round US, Mexico, Canada 15,000 mi       O|.           .| clatter!
> 1996: Vancouver to Inuvik, NWT   7,400 km        ~-()-==----()-~
> Previous buses: '76 westy deluxe (Daisy), '76 westy standard (Mango)