You have an air cooled van don't you?  If so I have the exact reason.
You have a leak, on top of the tank.  The leak soaks the tube that blows
heat into the van. Thats where it is coming from. Fix the leak in the
tank, and before you install wrap the heater tube with plastic to prevent
this from happening again.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
                                   92-Jetta GWC
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On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, Joy Hecht wrote:

> I've got a new smell question.
>
> Every time I fill my gas tank, the inside of my van smells horribly of
> gasoline for about ten minutes, till it airs out.  I'm not spilling
> gasoline, I'm not getting it on my hands or my car keys or anyplace else.
> It doesn't matter whether I leave the van doors open or closed while I'm
> pumping.  The gas station doesn't reek of gasoline - though I have noticed
> that in this part of the world they don't have those things on the pumps
> that prevent fumes from going into the air.
>
> Suggestions?  Explanations?
>
>
>
>
> Joy, now with Matilda on the Outer Banks of North Carolina
>