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Subject:Re: '87 fuel odor
From:Robert Fisher
Date:Thu, 5 May 2005 01:08:36 -0700

Hey hey! Joy's joining The Diagnostic Team!. Matilda'll make a grease monkey
of her yet! Living proof that experience is what you get when you don't get
what you want! Yippee!

Now back to yer regularly scheduled Vanagon programming.        : )

Cya,
Robert

p.s.: Gasoline vapors are far more volatile/dangerous than liquid gas- don't
let there be a long run; fix it now.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joy Hecht" <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: '87 fuel odor

> Leaky seals on the hoses at the top of the fuel tank.  You can get a set
> of new hoses from Bus Depot or probably most of the other mail order parts
> places.  You have to drop the tank to replace them.
>
> In the short run, until you fix it, don't fill the tank - then it won't
> smell.
>
>
>
> Joy
>
>
>
> ****************************************************************
> Joy Hecht
> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
>
> For musings about life and the vanadventures:
> http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy
>
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> :::-----Original Message-----
> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> :::Of Kevin Warner
> :::Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 8:58 PM
> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> :::Subject: '87 fuel odor
> :::
> :::My '87 GL Westy smells of fuel inside right after filling.  I've done
> :::some
> :::searching through the archives, but still a little unsure where to
> start
> :::looking.  It goes away after a little while, so I expect it's something
> :::in
> :::the fill line.  Any advice?
> :::
> :::Kevin Warner
> :::itsthewater12-vwno@spamyahoo.com
>