Mike, I love the photo of your son in the Westy closet!  Another reason for
kids to love Westies......

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 5:57 AM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:

>  I had my '87 Westy gas tank out to repair the broken vent t-fitting on the
> driver's side.  I took some pics and they're posted here;
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/7984329@N08/
>
> I epoxied the outside of the plastic t-fitting, reinforced it inside with a
> piece of aluminum tubing.  Then I replaced the split overflow tank vent
> check valve seals (thanks, Frank!) and put it all back together.
> I discovered that you can pre-position the crossover tube first, slipping
> into the 'ceiling' sheetmetal clip.  Then when the tank's in, you can reach
> into the wheelwells to pop the plastic t-fittings into the seals.
>
> I did make a very cheap plastic replacement crossover tube assy with
> plumbing parts from Home Depot.  I didn't install it for now, just to see
> how my repair holds up.  The last one I did like this, worked well for many
> years (I sold that van recently).
>
> Mike B.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris S" <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:15 AM
> Subject: Re: Fuel Tank Crossover Vapor Assembly
>
>
>  Just make sure your hose goes OVER the coolant pipes.  This normally means
>> you put the tank where it's nearly in place and push the hose ends over
>> the
>> white plastic fittings.
>>
>> One reason for a new assembly is crumbling plastic ends and shrinking
>> o-rings.  Oh, and that flammable gas thing.. yeah.
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>> On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 7:02 PM, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  To the Vanagon Community At Large:
>>>
>>> Is there any "hard" reason for the Fuel Tank Vapor Crossover Assembly to
>>> have a rigid, fuel vapor-resistant plastic tube between the two nylon
>>> pieces
>>> that insert the tank?  Can a more flexible piece of tube (or maybe even
>>> hose) be substituted in it's place?
>>>
>>> Reason for the inquiry - Looking to to repro this piece to offer at a
>>> much
>>> affordable price than the obscene $48 currently charged.  Don't want to
>>> cut
>>> corners, but if there's a better way, I'm all ears.
>>>
>>> Comments, suggestions and poison pen letter cheerfully accepted ;-)
>>> --
>>> Jim Thompson
>>> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
>>> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
>>> 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
>>> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
>>> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
>>> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
>>> ***********************************
>>>
>>>

--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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