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] 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
>>>>
>>>
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