I got the dealer to install my tank - I bought it from Bow Wow for a little
over $225 CAD.  It took them about 2 hours and they needed a hoist to do it
as the straps will hit the ground before they come off.  It is also a good
time to get a new filler neck and the other hord to get at hoses.

At 01:02 PM 05/12/1999 -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
>
>

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