Marshall-

On the 1982 (and I am assuming all the rest, except for the early
1980/81's, with the tank under the seat), the answer is "no". Fill'er up.
The breather for water ingress is integral with the filler neck (like a
fuel tank).

The water tank does have a tiny (.5 mm) breather hole in the center of the
large fill cap (under the cabinet cover), for water withdrawal, but any
"overflow" from this hole is contained in the depression in the cap.

When arriving at a camping area to camp for a couple days with another
couple, I usually fill the water tank until it overflows, simply so we
don't run out of water. You can stack an extra couple gallons in the tank
after the green light comes on.

Happy trails, too ewe,

G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree

-----Original Message-----
From:   Marshall Ruskin [SMTP:mruskin@PANGEA.CA]
Sent:   Sunday, May 23, 1999 12:21 AM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Filling Water Tank Question

Hi Volks:

This boy has never filled his water tank using the external hose
connection,
and an "idiot warning light" lit up in his head when he thought about
it.....

If you overfill the tank using a hose, does the "overflow" drain inside or
outside of the van?

Ie: Do ya have to keep checking to make sure the tank doesn't overflow, as
you fill it?

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy "Iron Igloo"
Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"