John,

I don't think I need to say this... but, it doesn't hurt.  Be sure that you
don't use a work light with an incandescent bulb, which could shatter if
sprayed with fuel, and start a fire.  Fuel will sometimes spill when
removing the tank, and if it hits a hot bulb, it could cause one serious
accident.

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
John Runberg
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 10:12 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Fuel tank remove / replace

A local shop installed a new tank for me recently (old one was RUSTY) and it
looks like a fitting is cracked where the return line connects.  List vendor
was great and is shipping out a new tank.

For the old tank, didn't even think about removing it myself as it had a
full tank and nothing (nothing) was coming out of either side. But the cost
of installing the new one has me motivated to try it myself.

How hard? As simple as drain as much as you can, put a jack + piece of wood
under it and simply unbolt the straps?

The archives aren't working for me tonight. Any thoughts appreciated.

john