Hi,

I located my gasleak thanks to the advice of some listmembers.  The cross 
ventilation tube on top of the tank is made of a plastic-y material that 
has shrank from sitting etc.  Its shrinkage actually pulled and broke the 
plastic/nylon Y-fitting on the driver's side of the tank leaving 2 very 
smelly openings which, in turn, created a foul, nausiating, and dangerous 
odor and leakage.  Luckily I have a parts Vanagon in the garage.  

Why would VW use such a crappy material for something as important as gas 
ventilation/overflow???  Jeez...

Jon Christensen        /V\      Membership Coordinator for the
~Certified VW Nut      \W/        Vintage VW Club of America 
vvwca@primenet.com             Co-Editor of the VVWCA Newsletter 
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