Probably time to replace the fuel tank vent lines.  The grommets get old &
the plastic line accross the tank sometimes breaks.  I had real bad lines.
Droped the tank & replaced everything excpet the expansion tanks.

Pat Callaghan
82 Westy
Portland, OR.
http://www.users.qwest.net/~patcal

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Komoroski" <motresyklman@LYNCHBURG.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 10:09 AM
Subject: gasoline odor

> Listees,
> '87 Westy, just over 50k miles, suddenly developed some sort of fuel
(fume?)
> leak in the tank area. No dripping, no spots under the bus, but a strong
> odor of gas after driving. I have my Bentley manual open to the Digifant
> tank illustration on pages 20-26,27. Looks like MANY places to leak from.
> Any suggestions where to start looking? Ideas for troubleshooting? This
> problem appeared after filling the tank w/ the gaspump nozzle set on extra
> low flow. I was happy to have filled the tank without belching gas out the
> filler for a change, until we got out at home & the gas odor hit us.
>                                                               Ron
Komoroski
> PS. Walt, no, we don't want to sell, are we going to see you at the VA
Guzzi
> rally?
>