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
>