Heater hose will swell up bigtime when exposed to petrol over a
period of time.  Ask me how I know!!

Not sure what to tell you to do for replacement though.

DM&FS

At 08:24 PM 9/24/2008, Allan Streib wrote:
>I need to replace the vent line between the tank and the filler neck.
>Only thing I can find locally in the right diameter is heater hose.
>It's rubber hose, looks like fuel line, and this is a no-pressure and
>mostly vapor-only location -- so should it be OK?  The guy at the parts
>store said it was.
>
>Allan
>--
>1991 Vanagon GL