Gary,

The exact thing happened to me but it took only 2 weeks for mine to
fail.  I got the first seal from Bus Depot and when that failed I got
the second one from the VW dealer for about $7 bucks and haven't had a
problem with it since. I have no idea why it failed but it did look like
the tank had cut it.  When I installed it I used plenty of lubricant to
get the fill pipe to slide in easily.

Jere
90 GL
88 GL

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of gary hradek
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 9:05 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: gas tank seal failue

Six months ago I replaced hoses,grommets and seals on
my gas tank.   This weekend while filling with gas
failure of a seal was left as gas on the street.   The
failed seal was the one that the plastic fill pipe
feeds into the tank.   It was clearly cut by the tank.
  I had saved the old one and replaced the cut one
with the old one.   The edge of the tank is not sharp
but curved as it should be.   The seal is easy to fix
in place.  Is the plastic pipe designed to move in and
out of the seal as the van moves up and down?   Should
I apply a lubricant to allow this?   Has anyone else
experienced this premature failure of a new seal in
this place.  Any suggestions appreciated.   I will
keep a spare seal in my parts box as this is somewhat
of a mystery to me.   Easy to fix but still
embarassing to piss gas out when you fill your tank.
               regards gary

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