Ugg!  Ooof!   Thanks, fellas....I didn't want to hear 'drop the tank' to
fix.....but I sorta recall that is the fix....

   Don Hanson

On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 11:02 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:

> Don, this is usually caused by either the plastic cross over pipe breaking
> or the rubber vent lines on the top of the tank rotting out.  I have fuel
> tank kits that address these leaks by giving you all of the parts you need
> to repair your tank properly.  I also have a write up on my website about
> how to remove and replace the tank and the gaskets.  You will have to drop
> the tank no matter what to fix this so if there is a rust hole on the top
> or if you see the inside of the tank is rusty, you can replace that at the
> same time.  Usually it is just the soft parts that are bad though.
>
> Let me know if we can help you with this one.
>
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>    I know this may be somewhere in the archives.   I have never found the
>> archives useable, so I am just List-asking straight out...
>>
>>    My 84 has always had a slight gas odor after filling to the top...and
>> not just from the usual 'spitting-up' that frequently seems to happen when
>> you use the gas pump's auto shut-off feature...   I've just been 'living
>> with it' forever, thinking it was not so big a deal,  but I recently
>> noticed, after filling up, there was actually a small pool of gasoline
>> under my van, and more still dripping out....Dunno whether this has been
>> going on all along and I just noticed, or maybe the leak/overflow problem
>> is getting worse....but not that I've seen this, I want to take care of
>> the
>> problem...
>>
>>    Can someone point me to the fix for this problem, which I assume is
>> frequent with our older vans, rotting hoses, etc...Thanks
>>    Don Hanson
>>
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