It appears there is a patch of some type on the inner side of the U channel
of the gas tank, exactly where I presumed the fuel was coming from. There
are traces of a fuel leak coming from right there. So, i'm either going to
repatch it, or throw in the towel and replace it.

Who put a hole in my tank and then proceeded to patch it!?!
I hate previous owners.

-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the back

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 2:33 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 3/8/10, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Years ago (2 years ago now?), I went through many rounds of gas tank
> > exhaustion.
> > Anyway, i'm back.
> >
> > It leaks when I fill it up, and it somehow seems to leak down to 1/4 tank
> no
> > matter what. This makes no sense, since it's clearly leaking from the
> top.
> > Anyway.... It does not appear to be the cross over tube.
> > I imagine it's not the gaskets (they're all in place, by feel, and 2
> years
> > old).
> > So what else is up there to leak!?!?
>
>
> The fuel level sensor O ring?
>
>
> > It appears to be leaking from the drivers side top.
> >
> > this is a 2wd '85 van.
> > I really don't want to drop the tank in the snow.
> >
> > -Craig
> > '85GL turned WESTY
> > BOSTIG in the back
> >
>
> What else did you replace on your tank?
>
> One flaw in my tank re-do (new tank/seals etc.) was using zap straps
> to attach hoses between cross over tube and expansion tanks. On driver
> side, I can see a stain at each end of 1 hose when tank full. Either I
> didn't put those straps on tight enough or it's just the wrong thing
> to do. (like next time I'd use FI clamps)
>
> Long shot, but when you remove the gas cap, is tank pressurized?
>
> i.e. is the Vanagon EVAP system correctly interfaced with the Zetec?
>
> Neil.
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
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>
>
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>