I understand. Last time I had this done it took two days of fiddling and
twiddling. Fortunately I wasn't paying out of pocket. This time is
different however.

On Fri, Oct 7, 2022 at 2:42 PM Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I’m interested in the replies to this since my own resealed tank is
> leaking again on fillups. I don’t see any shortcut after having done my job
> and expect four hours to be reasonable but I hope the flaw in my repair was
> my own fault and not crappy parts that did not last. I’m accustomed to
> screwing up and having to redo repairs but bad parts would really tick me
> off.
>
> Stephen
>
> Mobile
>
> > On Oct 7, 2022, at 2:51 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have the leaking tank syndrome when filling up the fuel tank to the
> top.
> > . A new tank was installed  not long  before I got the current van. Had
> > this problem on a previous van and a mechanic friend fixed it. Don't know
> > how difficult or how long it took. Was done as a favor by the friend.
> > Around here the few shops willing to work on a van as old as mine (1991
> > Carat) quote shop rates at $130/hr and project 4 hours for the job.
> > basically $400. Is that reasonable/? Sounds mighty high to me. Is this
> > cross over tube that difficult to get to? Is there a shortcut procedure?
> > Have any of you done this yourselves? Would you describe what you did and
> > how long it took, please..
>
>