OH boy,

Drain channel?  Normal  to have water from the tank leaking?

Nope, something is not put together correctly.  

Others may no the usual cause but something is not done right with the water tank.

Eric Caron 
85 GL Auto 

> On Jun 15, 2017, at 5:25 PM, Jared Planter <jaredplanter@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Hey guys
> 
> I had a shop add the new utility boxes from GoWesty and replace the
> plumbing on our tank. Everything works great except when we fill the tank,
> water leaks out of the drain channel on either side of the van (depending
> which way the van is leaning). The channel runs under the flooring at the
> base of the rear bench. We were told that was normal but we noticed on the
> inside of the fill port lid it says to shut off the water at the first sign
> of water at the weep hole on the fill port. Water never comes out of that
> weep hole, it only ever drains out of one side or the other if the van. Now
> that we're in a damp climate the water isn't drying and we're starting to
> smell mildew. We're trying a dehumidifier to dry things up but we want this
> to work properly in the future. Any thoughts? She's an 87 westy.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Jared