I have actually toyed with the idea of cutting a hole or holes in the
depression & then having a piece of similar sheet metal welded on to
cover the whole depressed area which would also produce more tank
capacity ~ maybe someday

                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 11 Mar , 2013, at 12:36 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:

> So, is there any good reason why some after market entrepreneur has
> not developed a tank without the depression down the middle that
> would not need the crossover system?  Just wonderin'.  mcneely
>
> ---- Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
>> Good explanation here:  http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=317
>>
>> Rich
>> San Diego
>>
>> --- On Mon, 3/11/13, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
>> Subject: Gas leaking after filling to the top...84 2wd..
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Date: Monday, March 11, 2013, 10:51 AM
>>
>>    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
>
> --
> David McNeely