As I have said before, I see no reason that the crossover tube needs to be
straight and rigid.  It can just as well be a piece of hose that is long
enough to loop around and go *under* shift linkage or coolant pipes or
whatever.
   You need hose of the right size, rated for gasoline, of course.  It will
likely be too stiff to comfortably go directly across and down into the
depression completely.  If you turn the fittings where it attaches about 30
or 40 degrees, you can direct the hose forward enough that it will go under
the misc. obstructions without much stress.  This can all be adjusted and
assembled on the top of the tank before installation in the van.  As you
mount the tank you can look above it from the back and check that the hose
is not rubbing against the e-brake cable or shift linkage, etc.  Adjust by
poking with stick if needed.
  My '91 GL has had this setup for about 4 or 5 years now with no problem.

Also, if you're smarter than me, you will replace those plastic fittings
*before* they crack from old age.    :-)

Larry A.

On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:

> And you likely won't. I'm sure that was only for manufacturing convenience
> and is not necessary.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Zoran Mladen
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 3:38 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Gas leaking after filling to the top...84 2wd..
>
> I have seen it on the majority of vanagons.  I have yet to see anyone
> re-install it on replacement of the cross over pipe.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Mar 12, 2013, at 16:57, mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote:
>
> > The screw and hook was likely there when the van was new AFAIK. I have
> > seen many vans with it, all years.
> >
> > Mark
>