I'm going to use what every I can to avoid paying so much for tubing
and grommets.

> SS-300 Fast Cure Solvent and Gasoline
> Resistant
> Silicone RTV Adhesive Sealant ( non-fluorosilicone )

Is claimed to be fine for splashing and vapors. Anyone have experience?

On Jan 29, 2008, at 6:09 AM, Mike wrote:

> This has been a problem on both of my most recent Vanagons.  Some
> people
> have made up a brass tee fitting to replace the plastic, but I
> managed to
> repair mine. By reinforcing inside with tubing, epoxy and wrapping the
> outside with tape to hold it together until the epoxy set, it made
> a strong,
> lasting repair.  My vent and filler grommets were fine; I just
> cleaned and
> lubed them with silcone grease. I reinstalled it all back together
> and it
> hasn't leaked or come apart in over a year.  I found the repair
> kits to be
> overly expensive and lacking some key pieces.  IIRC, VW no longer
> sells some
> of the vent pieces; maybe the overflow valves?.
>
> YMMV,
>
> Mike B.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allan Streib" <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:09 AM
> Subject: Re: major fuel leak
>
>
>> On Jan 28, 2008, at 9:59 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
>>
>>> Checked out the fuel leak situation a bit more tonight.  Tried to
>>> see
>>> in across the top of the tank from the wheel wells.  Could not see
>>> any obvious broken lines, and could not really reach them.  I am
>>> going to try to use a hand mirror to see up there from under the
>>> center of the van.
>>
>> Ah-ha. I did manage to get a mirror up there and the "wye" fitting on
>> top of the tank on the right side is broken.  The "crossover" tube is
>> dangling free with the broken end of the "wye" sticking out the end.
>>
>> What do you folks think of getting some brass fittings brazed in
>> there, instead of the plastic wye and rubber grommets (no I won't try
>> to braze a gas tank myself, I'd have that done for me).  In fact, why
>> not replace the entire plastic crossover pipe with metal line?  I
>> don't normally try to out-think the engineers but this looks like it
>> could be better.
>>
>> The top of the tank looks reasonably rust-free, a few small spots
>> here and there so I think chances are good that it's salvageable.
>>
>> Allan
>> --
>> 1991 Vanagon GL
>>