Err sorry. I should have said I do not have any means of jacking the
van up enough to clear the retention tabs on the aft-edge of each
gas-tank strap. (Lower the strap so that it is at a 45-degree angle to
the body to pull the strap out)

Have you all bent the retention tabs straight? And if so, did you bend
them back, so that if the bolt comes loose from the front edge of the
tank strap, the whole strap doesn't fall out of the van.
I'm worried about metal fatigue, since the strap is pretty thick
sheetmetal, I think I will need to heat it up to bend it.

Thanks again for the responses.

Sudhir

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 12:55, pdooley<psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:
> Is the van drivable? Can you get to a lumber supply house?
> By a couple 2x10's or 2x12, cut to length to make some ramps.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Sudhir Desai
> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:32 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Gas tank removal question.
>
> I do not have any means of jacking up the front of the van.
> Other than straightening the retention tabs (the triangularly bent
> pieces on the aft edge) on the gas tank straps, is there any way to
> drop the tank?
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Sudhir
>
>