I've always wondered about that setup - 'twould be neat to have a permanent
metal arrangement to replace the plastic, smog-failing, mother-fathers.
Stainless steel would be best - no corrosion, and strong enough to take
gravel strikes.  Just make sure it doesn't rub on any frame members and
wear a hole in it.
Don't know about installation - do you have to bend the plastic filler a
little to install it?

Randy Bergum
1990 Carat

> [Original Message]
> From: jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: 1/26/2005 10:10:55 AM
> Subject: Re: Vanagondalism
>
> On 1/26/05 10:45 AM, "RP" <personalbsd@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
> > I have been getting lousy gas mileage on the last
> > tankful, and went to fill up today. I noticed that my
> > locking gas cap was busted and sitting in the opening.
> > So I figured this explained my lousy gas mileage,
> > someone must have siphoned my gas.
> > THEN when I went to fill it up, gas starting spilling
> > out all over the place.
> > Someone has cut (nice clean cut) my fuel filler neck
> > hose.
> > So I know I need to replace my gas cap and fuel filler
> > neck hose, but what else might there be in need of
> > replacing, assuming that nothing else was vandalised?
> >
> > Rick
> > Sacramento
> > 91 westy
> >
> >
> > =====
> > Rick
> Look up under there for the vent hoses and see if they got snipped as
well.
>
>  Also there was a similar incident here a while back that was caught on a
> security camera (not on a vanagon but a chevy or ford commercial) the
camera
> caught the duo ripping off the gas cap to siphon.  Couldn�t siphon so went
> under and cut the filler hose or fuel line.  Couldn�t tell which and they
> didn�t say which it was.
>
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> jimt
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