I just bought a Westy with this problem. Repair required new hoses, but not 
a new tank.
 Stacy
'83 Westy, Escorial Green
San Jose, CA

 On 6/29/05, Barb Cotton <cottonscrafts@yahoo.com> wrote: 
> 
> Art McGinn <ajmcginn@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:
> when the gas-station nozzle stops pumping gas automatically because
> my tank is full, about a quart of gas immediately leaks copiously onto
> the ground from the tank area, then the leakage stops. if i stop short
> of filling the tank, there is no leakage at all. any thoughts on what
> the problem is? art '82 westy
> 
> When mine was doing that, the gas tank was rusted out around the top and 
> had to be replaced.
> 
> 
> 
> Barb
> 83 Westy
> 
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