From: "Jim Morgan" <JM060356@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 7:26 AM
Subject: Ignition switch and gas tank questions

> 1) My ignition switch some times does not work. I get lights hear fuel
pump
> ect...
> If I jiggle it around some it will start. Is this the electrical switch
part
> going and or the mechanical lock getting sloppy/worn?

Most likely it's the electrical part of the setup.  That was the case with
me.

> 2) How high do i need to raise the van to  reseal the gas tank and any
words
> of wisdom. When i fill up it leaks on the passenger side, but if i do not
fill
> up all the way
> no leaks.

The way you've stated that seems to suggest you're thinking there's a leak
in the metal tank itself, which is unlikely.  There's various hoses and
grommets in the top of the tank which are probably the culprits here and
you're going to have to drop the tank to fix those.  Before doing that,
though, you might look more carefully to see exactly where the leak is
occuring.  There's also grommets in the top of the overflow tanks which go
bad and can cause leaks with a fill-up.  These grommets can be replaced
without touching the tank.

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Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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