Back to the original topic: I dropped the tank yesterday and cleaned it
with a pressure washer. No rust inside I Could see except for some
discoloration. Dried it in the sun yesterday with a vacuum cleaner hose
blowing into it. Put it all back together and ran it today. Runs, climbs
hills and accelerates great; no pump needed, no tank needed. I think a
bottle of Heet now and then is all it's going to need for the next 200K
miles. A pump someday for sure, but not today.

Jim

On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 11:06 PM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:

> Put a shield over the hose to prevent chafing.
>
> John Rodgers
>
>
> On 8/11/2012 8:33 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>
>> The concern I would have in doing this is that fuel would collect in the
>> crossover hose and with it rubbing on the other hoses, etc.,  it could
>> wear
>> through and leak fuel, particularly when filling the tank.  It would take
>> a
>> long time to wear through though.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.**com<vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>]
>> On Behalf Of
>> JRodgers
>> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 5:37 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Question about removing fuel tank
>>
>> For venting where all yo are trying to do is burp the tanks and get rid of
>> trapped air/fumes that should work fine. Think I will do that next time I
>> have to drop mine - which is going to be sooner rather than later.
>>
>>
>> John
>>
>> On 8/11/2012 5:12 PM, Larry Alofs wrote:
>>
>>> That tube across the top is there to equalize things as you fill the
>>> tank.  Otherwise there would be a lot of air trapped in the top part
>>> of the tank on the driver's side with no where to go but the expansion
>>> tank.  That annoying tube lets that air get over to the passenger side
>>> and get out thru the tube beside the filler pipe.
>>>
>>> Maybe no one else believes me, but I don't think that it needs to be a
>>> straight hard tube.  About 3 years ago I decided to try a longer,
>>> flexible hose that can go *below* the coolant pipes, etc.  This way it
>>> can all be connected to the tank before the tank is moved into
>>> position and the hardest part of the job is eliminated.  My hose is
>>> routed part way toward the front of the tank and dips down into the
>>> "groove".  Rotating the plastic fittings that it attaches to by 30 or
>>> 40 degrees will help aim it that way.  If you try this, you should
>>> look above the tank from the rear when installing it to be sure the
>>> hose will not be rubbed by the parking brake cable or anything else
>>> that moves.  Re-position with a long stick if necessary.  I have had
>>> no problems with this set-up.
>>>
>>> Larry A.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
>>> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sure wish there was ..
>>>> that vent line across the top goes over two coolant pipes and the
>>>> parking brake cable..
>>>> so it's always ..lower tank some, undo some things, low some more,
>>>> undo some more things.
>>>> Real pain that way.
>>>>
>>>> I have wondered though why that 1/2 inch or so plastic pipe joining
>>>> the two outer vent ports even needs to be there.
>>>> One of these days I'll try a tank without that pipe joining the side.
>>>> That would help to make it more straightforward out and back in.
>>>>
>>>> more or less though ...no mater how you do the tank R & R it's just
>>>> kinda a PIA .
>>>>
>>>> scott
>>>> www.turbovans.com
>>>>
>>>> On 8/11/2012 7:38 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My 2.1 2WD has a dirty fuel tank. So dirty, in fact, that when I
>>>>> pull the rubber hose off of the pump, little or nothing comes out
>>>>> without some compressed air going into the filler tube.
>>>>>
>>>>> The car does not have any other leaking issue. In saying that, I
>>>>> mean that the upper pipe, hoses and seals are not being a problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> My question is (because I have never done this before on a vanagon)
>>>>> is there a shortcut to pulling and replacing the tank that doesn't
>>>>> involve dealing with all that stuff on top of the tank?
>>>>>
>>>>> I plan to get the tank out and in the driveway where I can use a
>>>>> pressure washer to remove the crud. Any tips on that will be
>>>>> appreciated
>>>>>
>>>> as well.
>>
>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>  .
>>>
>>>
>>
>>