I have a write up on my website about this:
http://www.vanagain.com/gastank1.htm

Hope it helps,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com

Jfp w/2 WBXs wrote:

> Hi List,
>
> You may disagree but I believe I've encountered the most frustrating
> Vanagon
> procedure - Yes -removing and reinstalling a 2WD fuel tank!!!!!! I
> removed
> the tank to replace a broken primary park brake cable and to install
> fresh
> evaporative seals & hoses and after many hours, I'm still trying to
> finish
> the job!!! I rate the complexity of the tank reinstall equal to
> one-arm wall
> paper hangin' or putting tooth paste back in the tube!!! The VW repair
> manual was (as usual) quite brief about exactly how the tank "interlocks"
> with the frame supports and when & how to connect the evap lines & tank
> belly straps.
>
> If I've missed something here and the procedure is really "so simple a
> child
> could do it", please respond with advice as to how this seemingly simple
> procedure consumed a weekend of my mechcanical effort and is still
> slightly
> unfinished.
>
> Regards,             John
>
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