And if you're going to drop the tank now's the time to replace the fuel
sender if you're fuel gauge isn't working properly :-)

On 03/11/2013 02:05 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
>   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
>>>
>>
>>