At 04:37 PM 6/18/2010, Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" wrote:
>All's I knows now is that the tank will overflow and drip down out
>the bottom. Which isn't good.
>
>What makes it extra puzzling is A) where does that vent hose hit the
>outside world, and 2) how could it work anyway since it exits the
>tank on the top and goes through the interior paneling a couple
>inches higher than the top of the tank. This latter factoid suggests
>that there were not to be any leaks on the tank topside. Thus my
>desire to fix the leaky grommet.

My '84 never leaked, no problemo.  And as you say, the water would
sit in the overflow hose until you used a cup or so.

>As you say, I could break down and replace it -- haul up the
>(aftermarket, GoWesty, I think) pump, see which end of the wire is
>easiest to disconnect (please let it be the pump, please let it be
>the pump) and thread on a new grommet.

Cut and splice if you have to -- it isn't
NASA-critical.  Incidentally, if when you replaced the pump you
didn't keep the big white wire that was tight in the grommet...

d

>Or just mash a big bunch of chewing gum over the grommet and be done with it.
>
>A containment dome - that's what I need.