Get with Ken at Van-Again asap, he has EVERYTHING  you need.

No more worries, do the job and do it right.

But heck, who says you couldn't JB WELD the offending holes and rock and
roll!  (go ahead flamers)

You still need Ken to get you all the rubber pieces, fuel line, clamps,
vent tube crossover piece, etc.

You CAN do this.  You need a friend to help, though.  Make it easier to
handle the tank.

HK

91 W
(also highly paid actor for the Vanagon list)

At 01:02 PM 12/5/99 -0700, John Brush wrote:
>Grettings and Happly Holidays!
>
>I had to abandon the list for a while as the ex got the house and garage,
>and I had no place to work on my Vanagon, but I now have a garage, and the
>worst thing has happened.
>
>I think I have a hole in the gas tank. :( Naturally, its 10 degrees
>outside and snow all over the place. I know that the fuel lines,
>especially the ones that go to the overflow resevoirs, are in bad shape,
>but as I look underneath, I see gas dripping from the tank, more towards
>the rear, and center of the tank, than the outside edges. The Van has
>200K+ on it, so I am not surprised at the need for repairs, but why does
>it always happen in the winter??? :-)
>
>RMM says $150 for a new tank. Is that a fair price? Should I even try to
>have the existing one  repaired?
>
>I went to vanagon.com to search the archives as I am sure this has been
>gone over many times on this list, but I could not find a place that
>seemed like the archives, other than and ftp site, and I don't know what
>files I would need.
>
>Can I ask it one more time? How much fun is it to replace the fuel tank in
>an 81 vanagon? I also need directions to where it is written how much fuel
>line I will need to replace everything back to the engine, as I might as
>well while I am under there. What size is the line, and what size clamps?
>I am not very metrically inclined.
>
>Much obliged for any assistance, or directions to the information
>elsewhere.
>
>Stay warm!
>
>Regards from Utah,
>
>John