Steve,

Sounds like you have the same problem I have in my 90 Westy - bad grommets
and hoses at the top of the fuel tank.  There have been a number of
messages on the list about it, and replacing the grommets seems to require
removing the fuel tank (time consuming or expensive) unless you have extra
knuckles on all your fingers and very thin hands.   I've been postponing
the inevitable in the same way you have.

Dave
87 Wolfsborg
90 Westy

At 04:07 PM 11/30/98 -0800, Steve Macaulay wrote:
>My 1989 Westy leaks gas when the tank is completely filled.  I've been
>dealing with this problem for the couple of months I have had this van by
>trying to not rely on the auto-stop feature of most gas nozzles and
>estimating about how many gallons to add to get it close to filling up
>without overfilling.  I'm getting better at this, but when I'm wrong I have
>a slow but steady dripping of gas until I drive it around for a few miles.
>
>Anyone experience a similar problem and have any suggestions?  I plan on
>having the dealer look at this when I get my 60000 mile checkup in a few
>thousand miles, but I'm wondering if this is a common and relatively minor
>problem that I might be able to correct myself.  I've noticed from the VW
>FAQ that there have been several fuel tank related recalls for 80s-era VWs
>(not just vanagons), but there doesn't seem to be one for my 1989 year.
>Although I haven't checked this out thoroughly, a quick check of the visible
>fuel tank components didn't shed any light on the problem, although it may
>have if it was leaking at the time.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Steve
>
>1989 Westy
>