Thanks Stuart. Yes. Of course. I agree.  (how could I not?    ;^)      )

I see that van-cafe has the tanks and had (have) full intention to buy
there or locally. I've installed a new grommet and valve on other
tank.

Capping the 3 hoses in place of the driver side tank is purely a
temporary measure.

Bravo to Heritage VW for bringing these parts back!

Neil.

On 3/10/14, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

> It's best to restore this system to OEM specs, which means replacement of
> the tanks and/or components with new ones.  All the components are available
> from our vendors, though not cheap.  You might be able to find some good
> used ones.
>
> The check valve is to prevent fuel from back-flowing to the canister and
> engine if you are ever upside down in a ditch.  It and a tight grommet are
> safety devices best kept functional.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Neil N
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 1:13 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Fuel Expansion Tank: Cracks, Grommet. PICS
>
> ......and since I applied Goop to exterior, it
> might be ok for limited exposure to gasoline but who knows?

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Neil n

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