Thanks for the info Mike.

I'm still curious as to why VW used  braided hose - metal hose -
braided hose, instead of a continuous piece of hose from each vent.

Like, why put in those metal pieces of hose?

(2 of which, on my Westy, were severely clogged with rust! --- ;^)

Neil.

On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:
>  It's a vent interconnect that's designed to allow gas to fill both sides of
> the 'saddle' evenly.
>  As you fill up, the level rises to a point where an air bubble would get
> trapped on one side or the other.  The crosstube allows the trapped air to
> equalize and vent to the overflow reservoirs.
>  As you drive and the level drops, it will allow both sides to drain evenly,
> also.
>
> Mike B..
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:16 PM
> Subject: Gas tank vent line questions
>
>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> So why did VW put those steel (or plastic) tubes inbetween the
>> connections to/from expansion tanks and the gas tank itself?
>>
>> Just curious.....
>>
>> I'll be installing continuous pieces of hose in place of these.
>>
>> Also, anyone have trouble getting the metric braided line to slip over
>> the tubes on *aftermarket* gas tanks? I tried, but it seems like the
>> fit is too  tight.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>
>
>

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